See also:

• Science: Methods and Techniques: Microscopy  (86)
• Science: Physics: Optics  (313)

Applications of Light: Scanners - - Tutorial with bibliography.

Cool Cosmos - - Offers lessons and activities for infrared light. Also, includes has online tutorials, games and graphic galleries that related to this topic.

Fraunhofer Lines - - Prominent Fraunhofer lines in the spectrum of the sun are shown, together with their corresponding wavelengths. Very pretty.

History of Optics - - Timeline of optics-related historical moments.

How Stuff Works: Light - - Seven-segment detailed explanation uses drawings and animations to show how light works and how photons are generated, with many related links.

Moiré Phenomenon - - A book and a downloadable moire demonstration kit for printing on transparencies.

Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope - - Features hundreds of photomicrographs (photographs through the microscope) of everything from superconductors and high-tech materials to ice cream and beer. Also includes tutorials about microscopy and optics.

Nanoptics, Inc., Fiberoptic Tutorial - - History, theory and use of fiber optics.

Oatmeal Box Pinhole Photography - - Photo gallery plus directions to make a pinhole camera, take pictures and develop them. Also, links to other pinhole camera sites.

Optical Fibres Project - - How optical fibers work, and information on reflection, refraction, Snell's Law, total internal reflection and critical angles.

Optics Exercises and Tutorial - - (Univ of Florida). A sample electronic lecture or worksheet.

Optics for Kids - - An overview of the basics of optics suitable for elementary school children. Also discusses careers in science and engineering.

Polarized Light - - Fascinating facts about polarized light, from rainbows to beetles, from viking navigation to LCD displays. Myths and truth about polarized sunglasses. Also a shop with polarized-only items.

Reflections In Choppy Water - - Why does light reflecting off a lake or ocean appear to be "smeared" into a long strip?.

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) - - Learn about the scanning electron microscope and its uses.

The Speed of Light - - Describes how the speed of light was measured. Includes curriculum-based science quizzes about light for K-12 (grades 4 to 7) students.

Tux Teaches Photonics - - A collection of information, lessons and quizes about photonics, taught by Tux.

WebTOP - - A 3D interactive computer graphics system that instructors can use to help teach optics, and that students can use to simulate and visualize optical phenomena to help them learn about optics.