26 Interference & Diffraction -- Physical/Wave Optics Thin film interference
Interference & Coherent Sources
Superposition & Interference Superposition: The net response at a given place and time caused by two or more stimuli is the sum of the responses which would have been caused by each stimulus individually (wikipedia) Key factor: phase.
Double Slits Interference-1 Fringes
Double Slits Interference-2 Mirror Equation
Example: Determining
Interference in Thin Film Note: when n b > n a, reflected wave undergoes an additional half cycle (i.e., /2) phase shift.
Example: Interference Fringes (note: additional /2 phase shift from the bottom reflection)
Newton Rings & Applications
Non-reflective & Reflective Coatings
Diffraction & Geometric Optics
Diffraction—Reality Fresnel diffraction: near-field diffraction Fraunhofer diffraction: far-field diffraction
Single Slit Diffraction
Fresnel & Fraunhofer: Single Slit Huygens’s Principle: Every point of a wave front may be considered the source of secondary wavelets that spread out in all directions with a speed equal to the speed of propagation of the waves.
Dark Fringes R
Multiple Slits & Diffraction Gratings Constructive interference or bright fringes occur: Destructive interference or dark fringes occur:
X-Ray Diffraction
Circular Apertures & Resolving Power First Dark Ring occurs
Resolving Power Rayleigh’s Criterion ( increase D or reduce could improve the resolution)
Holography
Summary: Superposition, interference, & Coherent Sources
Summary: Double Slits Interference
Summary: Thin Film Interference
Summary: Diffraction & Gratings
Summary: X-Ray Diffraction
Summary: Circular Apertures & Resolving Power
Summary: Holography
Ch 26 Homework Answers to multiple choice problems Problems: 1, 6, 11, 15, 25, 27, 47