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Revision as of 11:36, 22 April 2020
(4/21/20, bes)
Additional Light Lab Info
In our lab discussion i did not introduce you to the "photodiode array" (PDA) <-- not "public display of affection" --> instrument. A PDA is very similar to an electronic version of a prism. As i hope you know a prism separates the wavelength of light into the individual color components:
If we were to direct "white" light thru a prism then into the PDA, you might see something like this: