Properties of Oscillations A progressive wave is defined as: A wave that transfers energy from one point to another without transferring the medium itself Properties of a Progressive Wave Di...
Fibre Optics Fibre optics utilise the phenomenon of total internal reflection to send high speed light signals over large distances These have many important uses, including: Communications,...
Snell's Law Snell’s law relates the angle of incidence to the angle of refraction, it is given by: n1?sin?θ1?=?n2?sin?θ2 Where: n1?= the refractive index of material 1 n2?= the refractive in...
The Diffraction Grating A diffraction grating is a plate on which there is a?very large?number of parallel, identical, close-spaced slits When monochromatic light is incident on a grating, a...
Developing Theories of EM Radiation Isaac Newton (1672) Newton proposed that visible light is a stream of microscopic particles called?corpuscles However, these corpuscles could not explain ...
Double Slit Interference Two Source Interference For two-source interference fringes to be observed, the sources of the wave must be: Coherent?(constant phase difference) Monochromatic?(sing...
Interference & Diffraction of a Laser Interference and diffraction of lasers can be demonstrated with slits or diffraction gratings For light rays, such as a laser light through two slit...