This experiment kit is designed for most undergraduate to graduate physics classes. It covers topics from the basic to the more advanced set-up. Included in this kit is an LCTV (LCLV is optional). A detail instruction handbook with theory and exercises is also provided.
1. Coherent and Incoherent Illumination
Detect the edge ring and edge shifting effect. Study the speckle noise.
2. Diffraction and Optical Transforms
Study the Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction for circular, rectangular and slit apertures.
3. Optical Scanning Correlation and Convolution.
Perform the convolution and correlation optical processing.
4. Optical Spactial Filtering
Observe the effects of high-pass, low-pass, band-pass, and complex amplitude filtering.
5. Liquid Crystal TV Spatial Light Modulator
Study how the LCTV operates and convert a LCTV to a workable spatial light modulator.
6. Hybrid- Optical Signal Processing
Demonstrate an efficient hybrid-optical processing system by combining the high speed capability of optics with the flexibility and programmability of a microcomputer using a joint transform architecture.
7. White Light Pseudocoloring
Perform a density Pseudocolor encoding technique for monochrome images.
8. Hybrid Joint Transform Correlator (JTC)
Demonstrate a hybrid optical processing system using a Joint Transform correlator architecture.
9. Target Tracking Using a Hybrid JTC
Evaluate the dynamic state of a target position and velocity.