Coloured Line

einfaches Vorführvideo

https://youtu.be/shFvXXDD1xA

Diffraction grating

Basic explanation of light diffraction caused by a CD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYLjUgr3XI8

A compact disc under skimming light rays

The optical properties of a compact disc under “skimming” light rays have been analyzed. A physical interpretation of this phenomenon on the basis of elementary optics concepts is provided. Extension of these concepts to DVDs is given.

https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/1.5021904

A simple experiment to distinguish between replicated and duplicated compact discs using Fraunhofer diffraction

Experiment to distinguish between replicated and duplicated compact discs based on Fraunhofer diffraction.

https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/1.2980581

Compact disc diffraction

Introduction in optical experiments with CDs. (1990)

https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/1.2343118

Physics Education The physics of the compact disc

Explanation of the basic physics principles: derivation of the signal by interference, the dependence of audio frequency response and playing time on the optical wavelength used.

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0031-9120/28/1/003

Vorlesungsskript Optik

Vorlesungsskript Grundlagen der Physik (Optik): ab Seite 87 zu Beugung und Interferenz.

http://wwwex.physik.uni-ulm.de/lehre/gk3a-2003/gk3a-2003.pdf