Learn and understand geometric optics with this review resource.

Several demonstrations shown in a video lecture format, illustrate the theory and applications of lasers and optics.

Highly informational optic site for kids provides everything one might want to know about light. Various topics include light basics, controlling light, lenses, complex lenses, what's cool about lasers and much more!

This resource provides information on light as well as links to additional sites on light and optics.

Learn how the eyes play tricks on us when we look at optical illusions. This resource explains many of the techniques used to challenge our visual perception.

Corning serves as a leader in optical fiber technology and this website provides information about the uses of optical fibers in medical imaging, communication, etc., as well as industry news and related resources.

This physics department site provides a discussion and explanation of fiber optics and fiber optic imaging.

This site from the University of Maryland provides part of an anecdotal history of optics and the study of light. Extremely thorough treatment of how scientists came to believe in the wave nature of light, the idea of an electromagnetic...

Part of an anecdotal history on optics and the study of light. Extremely thorough treatment of the scientific evidence which led scientists to believe in the particle nature of light. Includes a short biographical sketch and discusses...

A brief informative site on optical illusions. Includes some beautiful examples of optical illusions such as spinning disks, color wheels, and Moire Pattern Generators.

Visit this site for some optical illusions for you to have fun with! Click on the "optical illusions" page in this PDF format for a printable version of these four illusions.

Part of an anecdotal history of optics and the study of light. Extremely thorough treatment of the invention of the telescope. Includes a short biographical sketch and discusses the work of Isaac Newton which focuses on his contribution...

Learners investigate lasers and fiber optics in the 20th century. Some topics explored are working lasers, optical fiber, and the gossamer web. The resource includes historical information, a timeline, and a personal essay by a key...

This series of images is a combined collection of over three museums' collections of optics images. The images are sorted by pages with about nine images per page and over ten pages.

Part of an anecdotal history of optics and the study of light. Extremely thorough treatment of the scientific findings and developments which led to the invention and refinement of the microscope. Includes a short biographical sketch and...

This site from the Florida Center for Instructional Technology provides information and features of the fiber optic cable.

This site from Bartleby.com contains great information on the Optic nerve. Two picture/charts are provided along with a packed defintion on the subject. This definition was taken as an insert out of Henry Gray's Anatamony of the Human Body.

The National Optical Astronomy Observatory runs most of the big professional optical telescopes in the United States and this is their homepage. It includes information about the many facilities they run, some of the recent science...

This physics department site features an indexing page for a variety of pages pertaining to atmospheric optics. Topics include rainbows, halos, auroras, mirages, star twinkling, sunsets, green flashes, coronas, and more. Excellent...

The official website of SPIE, a professional organization for optical engineers. Contains links to career information, news about the industry, a technical library, and much more.

Take a tour through the history of moving images from the earliest times into the mid-1910s. The tour begins with pre-cinema devices and practices, including shadow plays and optical toys, and covers film and photography pioneers and...

What you see and what you think you see are different things. Find out what your brain doing behind-the-scenes!

Students discover how mirrors affect optics in this module through reading informational text, watching animations, and answering self-checking practice questions.

This interactive unit will help students to understand the basics of geometric optics. Learn what happens when light strikes the boundary between two media as well as the difference between a real and virtual image? Also explore the law...