Optics Laboratory Improvement

阿尔玛学院将购置新设备，升级光学实验室，加强光学教学。新设备将用于(1)为参加高级光学课程的学生提供实验室经验和本科研究机会，(2)加强其他课程的光学教学，(3)支持学院的科学教师培训和招聘计划。该设备包括一个带隔振腿的光学工作台、一个光学工作台、一个氦氖激光器、3个空间滤光片、3个精密反射镜、一个激光光谱仪和一个激光功率计。这些物品，连同学院已有的或将要购买的设备，将装备实验室进行电子光学、相干成像、空间滤波、傅立叶光学和全息术的实验。高级光学课程中的具体实验将说明相干光学的概念，同时为学生在本科光学研究中独立工作做好准备。新装备的实验室还将为在物理、物理科学和天文学入门课程中学习光学的学生提供服务，并将为中学科学教师和选定的高中生提供夏季合作研究经验。该学院将以等额的资金配合奖金。

Alma College will purchase new equipment to upgrade its optics laboratory and enhance the teaching of optics. The new equipment will be used to (1) provide laboratory experience and undergraduate research opportunities for students enrolled in an upper level optics course, (2) enhance optics teaching in other courses, and (3) support the College's science teacher training and recruitment program. The equipment includes an optical table with vibration-isolating legs, an optical bench, a He-Ne laser, 3 spatial filters, 3 precision mirrors, a laser spectrometer, and a laser power meter. These items, along with equipment already on hand or to be purchased by the College, will equip the laboratory for experiments in electro optics, coherent imaging, spatial filtering, Fourier optics, and holography. Specific experiments in an upper level optics course will illustrate the concepts of coherent optics while preparing the students to work independently in undergraduate optics research. The newly equipped laboratory will also serve students studying optics in introductory physics, physical science, and astronomy courses, and it will support cooperative summer research experiences for secondary science teachers and selected high school students. The college will match the award with an equal amount of funds.