User's Manual

Brewster’s Angle Accessory Model No. OS-8170A

Table of Contents

Equipment..................................................................................................... 3

Introduction................................................................................................... 5

Theory........................................................................................................... 5

Setup Instructions.........................................................................................6

Sensor Setup..............................................................................................10

Procedure ...................................................................................................11

Analysis ......................................................................................................13

Questions.................................................................................................... 14

Teacher’s Guide: Discovering Brewster’s Angle......................................... 15

Further Investigation...................................................................................20

I. Intensity of Reflected Light (without a polarizer)

II. Intensity of Transmitted Light

III. Snell’s Law

Acknowledgements..................................................................................... 22

Appendix A: Creating Equations in DataStudio .......................................... 23

Appendix B: Laser Safety Instructions........................................................ 24

Technical Support....................................................................................... 26