Light can behave characteristics of both waves and particles. We developed a very easy-to-use setup to demonstrate the classical double-slit experiment sometimes referred to as Young's experiment or Young's slits.
In the experiment, a wave is split into two separate waves and later they are combined into a single wave. The path lengths of both waves are different and have a phase shift which creates an interference pattern. The Mach–Zehnder interferometer, is an another version which splits the beam with a mirror.
- Demonstrate interference
The Bill of Materials is always the most up-to-date version!
| Name | Properties | Price | Link | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseplate puzzle | - | 5€ | Base-plate | 4 |
| Module: LED Holder + Single-Slit | - | 7,25€ | LED Holder | 1 |
| Module: Sample Holder | To insert Double-Slits Slide. | 2,5€ | Double-slits | 2 |
| Module: Raspberry Camera | - | 33,70 € | RasPi Camera | 1 |
| Module: Empty Cube | For stability of the setup, it is better to fill the empty positions under other cubes. | 2,20 € | Cube | 1 |
To acquire the STL-files use the UC2-Configurator. The files themselves are in the RAW folder. The module can be built using injection-moulded (IM) or 3D-printed (3DP) cubes.
It's easy to prepare our Single-Slit and Double-Slit slides at home with basic equipments:
- Aluminum foil
- Sharp knife (Keep your fingers safe 🖐️ )
- Four microscope slides (optional)
- tape
Steps of preparing slides:
- Take a small piece of aluminum foil.
- Cut thin slit (or two slit next to each other) with your knife.
- Use this foil with your sample holder directly.
- (OPTIONAL) Insert aluminum foil piece between 2 microscope slides and tape two edges with tape.
And you have two new products and I called them as Single-Slit Slide and Double-Slit slide. Feel free to give a special name like Zombie 🧟 and genie 🧞
In the photo, there are three single-slits in the left slide and each single-slit has different width. In the right slide there are three double-slits pairs and each double-slits has different distance between each other.
ADDITIONAL INFO: Our slits are done with a laser cutting machine. It's also an option for people who have access to maker space or something like that. Because with a knife and by hand making slits of different width could be harder.
Let's put slides into the cube.
It's easy to prepare our Single-Slit and Double-Slit slides at home with basic equipments:
- Aluminum foil
- Sharp knife (Keep your fingers in safe 🖐️ )
- 4 piece of microscope slides (optional)
- tape
- Take a small piece of aluminum foil.
- Cut thin slit (or two slit next to each other) with your knife.
- Use this foil with your sample holder directly.
- (OPTIONAL) Insert aluminum foil piece between 2 microscope slides and tape two edges with tape.
And you have 2 new products and I called them as Single-Slit Slide and Double-Slit slide. Feel free to give a special name like Zombie 🧟 and genie 🧞
In the photo, there are 3 single-slits in the top line and 3 double-slit pairs in the bottom line. Each single-slit has different width and each double-slit has different distance between each other.
Let's put slides into the cube.
For assembly instructions of the respective modules refer to the links in Modules for this setup.
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