The experiments

Michelson Interferometer
Used today to look for gravitational waves, this very fundamental physics-experiment shows many interesting aspects of light, mainly the concepts of interference and coherence length.

Spectroscopy
A rainbow already allows us to glimpse at the different constituents of light, which will be further explored with the example of different lighting schemes such as LED lights and compact fluorescent lamps.

Microscopy
While a biology-lab could not live without one, here you will build one yourself and test its capabilities to resolve details.

Fourier Optics
With the ‘magic’ of Fourier optics, we can directly filter images in the Fourier domain and explore where the limits on resolution in a microscope actually come from.