Path Difference & Coherence Interference occurs when waves?overlap?and their resultant displacement is the?sum of the displacement of each wave This result is based on the principle of s...
Stationary Waves Standing waves?are produced by the?superposition?of two waves of the same?frequency?and?amplitude?travelling in?opposite directions This is usually achieved by a travelling ...
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...