Simple microscope based on laser and water drop

J.L. Garcia-Pomar, G. Cristobal


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Volume

V48 - N2 / 2015 International Year of Light

Reference

115-121

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.7149/OPA.48.2.115

Language

Spanish / Español

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OPA48-2-115.mp4

Keywords

Simple microscope, laser, solar microscope, microorganism.

Abstract

An educational project based on a laser source and a water drop that acts a single lens is presented allowing to project on a screen the shadows of the objects suspended in the drop.

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