Mixing red and green lasers

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Shine red and green laser light into fiber optic simultaneously to produce yellow.

Lasers need to be aimed appropriately to obtain the optimal ratio of red to green (aim green less directly than red, as green laser is brighter).

Location

  • Fiber optic and lasers in Lo1, section B5 and B6.

 

Perpetual Top

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  • Top contains motor and off-balance rotor with rotational wobble.
  • The wobbling rotational impulse provides top impetus to spin in clockwise direction. For additional info, see: P3-3503_DS.
  • Top also contains a red/green/blue LED. Persistence of vision mixes primary colors as top spins, allowing eye to see various secondary colors depending on LED flashing pattern.
  • Located in L03, section D4.