Fresnel–Arago laws: an easily feasible demonstration and laboratory exercise for students

• Published in: European Journal of Physics
• Main Authors: Ivković, Saša S, Jovanović, Jelena S, Obradović, Bratislav M
• Other Authors: Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia - Project ATTOPLASMAS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2024
• Subjects: Arago; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ad312f; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6404/ad312f; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6404/ad312f/pdf

Abstract The basic premise of this work was to create a simple experimental setup for the demonstration of Fresnel–Arago laws and the realization of an experimental exercise. An Iceland calcite is used as a beam splitter, and by adding a diverging lens (commonly used to magnify the image), a large i...