6A44.40 • Total Internal Reflection: Light Pipe/Laser and Fiber Optics

Location: Floor Demo

Photo Shows the Apparatus Used at the University of Texas at Austin

Instructions / Notes:

• You are provided with a plexiglas rod, plexiglas curly Q and a section of a fiber optics cable.
• Hold their ends in the beam near the laser.
• Vary the number of reflections in the rod by changing the angle.

Last updated on June 8, 2026