Introduction to Fiber Optics Webinar, March 11, 2021
Link to the recording of the webinar
TED-Ed/AIM Photonics Academy video about the fiber optic network (5 minutes) The network that makes the Internet possible
Refraction simulation app https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/bending-light/latest/bending-light_en.html
How optical fiber is made
- Discovery Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2KQdnjmkkc
- Corning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tsF3mSpqX8&t=9s
Fiber splicing videos
- Mechanical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haey8XdILf0
- Fusion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TM3Y6gSmxs
Fiber Bragg gratings tutorial https://youtu.be/apr-XUtjmBY
How LEDs work Animated https://youtu.be/uyse_I-zo4Q
How photodiodes work (warning: narrator says “silicone” instead of silicon) https://youtu.be/ar7xDMR4P_U
Middle school appropriate
- Disappearing beaker video https://youtu.be/JVBTzybzQoI
- Exploring diffraction video https://youtu.be/SKmlP6UKUDU
- Tyndall’s Light Fountain video https://youtu.be/s1o3JPxnDEI
- Dumpster optics lesson for refraction (middle school, or older with calculations required) https://www.pblprojects.org/dumpster-optics/bending-light-refraction/
