Optics | Education Information & Student / Teacher Resources

Optics Education | Resources for Students & Teachers / Educators

Activities in Optics
Activities provided to help you investigate light, optics, and color written by educators with input from scientists, researchers, students, and teachers.

Glossary of Laser Science & Fusion Terms
A glossary of terms related to laser technology and its use in fusion energy research at the NIF

MicroscopyU at Nikon
Extensive education and reference source on microscopy provided by Nikon.

NIF | How Lasers Work & the First Laser
Article at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) about the first Ruby laser and the fundamentals of how lasers work.

OP-TEC | National Center for Optics & Photonics Education
A consortium of two-year colleges, high schools, universities, national laboratories, industry partners, and professional societies funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program

What is a laser?
Description of laser operation at NobelPrize.org

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