Understanding Waveguides: Light at the Nanoscale

By Marilyn Garza; NNCI Nano1

1. National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

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Abstract

There are three lessons for this activity that help students understand how light can travel through a waveguide for communication purposes. Students will first explore the angle of refraction. Next they will create a gelatin waveguide to explore issues associated with light and waveguides. Finally they will examine the bending radius of optical fiber and its importance in light transmission.

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Marilyn Garza

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RET program at UC Santa Barbara NSF EEC 0908895 and NNIN NSF ECCS 0335765

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  • Marilyn Garza, NNCI Nano (2020), "Understanding Waveguides: Light at the Nanoscale," https://nanohub.org/resources/32378.

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  1. high school
  2. K-12
  3. light
  4. middle school
  5. NNCI Educational Materials
  6. optical properties
  7. optics
  8. physical science
  9. Physics
  10. Refraction
  11. Waveguides