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List of Equipment | Equipment used in this experiment |
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Equipment Manuals | Lock-in Amplifier |
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Student's Manual | This experiment extends the concept of optical activity of chiral solution to magnetically induced birefringence through the historically important Faraday Effect, which reveals the rich interplay between optics and magnetism. |
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Sample Results | Faraday rotation varies linearly with magnetic field Maximum rotation is observed when analyzer is oriented at 45 degree w.r.t polarizer | ![]() |
Further Readings and References | "A simple experiment for determining Verdet constants using alternating current magnetic fields", Jain, A., Kumar, J., Li, L., and Tripathy, S. American Journal of Physics 67(8), 714-717 (1999). “A Faraday rotation experiment for undergraduate laboratory" Loeffler, F. J. American Journal of Physics 51 (7), 661-663 (1983) |