| dc.contributor.author | Werley, Christopher Alan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nelson, Keith Adam | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tait, C. Ryan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-25T21:39:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-11-25T21:39:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2011-03 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 00029505 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1943-2909 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82595 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We used newly developed experimental methods to collect educational video clips of electromagnetic waves propagating at the speed of light. The terahertz frequency waves were generated and detected in LiNbO3 crystals structured to reproduce classic optical geometries and experiments, such as two-slit interference and diffraction from a grating. Direct visualization of the phase fronts as the electromagnetic pulses propagate, reflect, diffract, and interfere helps develop intuition and understanding about the fundamental behavior of light and waves. We believe these videos will be a valuable addition to lectures on introductory optics and physics, because they bring contemporary research to the classroom and provide clear and direct experimental demonstrations of light and wave behavior. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Grant No. ECCS-0824185) | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Grant No. CHE-0616939) | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Graduate Research Fellowship) | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | American Association of Physics Teachers | en_US |
| dc.relation.isversionof | http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.3652698 | en_US |
| dc.rights | Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. | en_US |
| dc.source | MIT web domain | en_US |
| dc.title | Direct visualization of terahertz electromagnetic waves in classic experimental geometries | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Werley, Christopher A., Keith A. Nelson, and C. Ryan Tait. “Direct visualization of terahertz electromagnetic waves in classic experimental geometries.” American Journal of Physics 80, no. 1 (2012): 72.© 2012 American Association of Physics Teachers. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry | en_US |
| dc.contributor.mitauthor | Werley, Christopher Alan | en_US |
| dc.contributor.mitauthor | Nelson, Keith Adam | en_US |
| dc.contributor.mitauthor | Tait, C. Ryan | en_US |
| dc.relation.journal | American Journal of Physics | en_US |
| dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
| dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle | en_US |
| eprint.status | http://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerReviewed | en_US |
| dspace.orderedauthors | Werley, Christopher A.; Nelson, Keith A.; Ryan Tait, C. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7804-5418 | |
| mit.license | PUBLISHER_POLICY | en_US |
| mit.metadata.status | Complete | |
