Barber Pole

 

Barber Pole Demo Picture

  • Shine polarized light through a bottle of corn syrup. Bottle of syrup appears multi-colored when viewed through a polarizer. Rotate polarizer to see colors change.
  • Phenomenon is the result of optical rotation. Syrup rotates linearly polarized light; extent of rotation depends on wavelength of light, causing angular seperation of colors.
  • Located in L01, section B5.