Welcome to WebTOP

Department of Physics and Astronomy
Mississippi State University
(NSF award numbers 9950569 and 0231217)


Two-Slit Photon Waves Lenses and Mirrors Photoelectric Effect Eye Reflection Refraction
RR Waves 2 Media RR Waves 3 Media Planar Waveguide Polarization Scattering Fabry Perot
Michelson Interferometer Fraunhofer N-Slit Grating Fraunhofer Rayleigh Resolution Fresnel Circular Aperature Fresnel Single Slit Laser

WebTOP is a 3D interactive computer graphics system that simulates and visualizes optical phenomena. Instructors can use it to help teach optics and waves, and students can use it to help them learn about optics and waves.

You can access the various WebTOP modules and resources by using the menu. If you are running WebTOP for the first time, you need to follow the procedure described in the instructions section before you can run WebTOP simulations.

New!
WebTOP is in the process of being converted to use X3D and Java Web Start. For beta versions of converted modules, visit the following link: New Version