Optical Foucault Pendulum: photons and the Coriolis effect

POSTER

Abstract

Consider the motion of photons within a rotating photon clock. Will light behave as a particle as it reflects back and forth between two parallel mirrors rotating in a manner similar to the motion of a Foucault pendulum? An experiment to measure the trajectory of light in a rotating cavity is presented. Implementation details for this experiment and initial data collected are also reported.

Authors

  • Charles Rogers

    Texas A\&M University - Commerce

  • Richard Selvaggi

    APS member