Abstract
An experiment for measuring the speed of light by measuring the distance between regularly generated optical pulses is described. The experiment utilizes optical feedback from a visible picosecond diode laser to accurately determine the distance between two successive laser pulses. The required setup is compact, and it does not implement either a fast detector or an oscilloscope. This experiment is suitable for an undergraduate physics instructional laboratory course or as an independent student project.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 211-217 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | American Journal of Physics |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2022 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
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