Quick Answer: The Ray Optics Kit is a ray box set with a 12V DC light source in a die-cast housing, interchangeable slit plates and acrylic lenses, prisms and mirrors for tracing light rays.
Last updated: October 2026
Key Features
Die-cast, ventilated light source housing with adjustable collimation
12V DC input, works with laboratory power supplies
Interchangeable diaphragm plates for single, triple and wide beams
Acrylic bi-convex, bi-concave, semicircular and equilateral prism blocks
With narrow beams from the ray box, students trace reflection from plane and curved mirrors, refraction through blocks and prisms, and focusing by lenses, marking rays on paper to measure angles and focal lengths. Educational Instrument can arrange export supply of the Ray Optics Kit to Montenegro, Italy, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Croatia and Uruguay.
Frequently Asked Questions
What power does the Ray Optics Kit light source need?
It runs on 12V DC from a laboratory power supply.
Which beam patterns can be produced?
Interchangeable diaphragm plates give single, triple and wide-beam patterns.