This course explains about light and how it was proved in Young’s Double Slit experiment that light must have wave properties.
Following topics are covered:
1) Nature of Light – is it a wave or particle, or both? This is still not decided in the scientific world.
2) More about light waves as Electromagnetic waves, introduction to the Special Theory of Relativity
3) Young’s Double-Hole experiment
4) Young’s Double Slit experiment
5) Conceptual Difference between Interference and Diffraction
6) Interference due to Thin Films
7) Fresnel’s Biprism experiment – Refraction, Interference
- equation derivation
8) Coherent versus Incoherent waves
9) Diffraction of light
10) Practical Experiment : Fraunhofer Diffraction with Circular Hole.
Course Features
- Lectures 17
- Quiz 0
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 141
- Certificate No
- Assessments Yes
- 1 Section
- 17 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Light and its phenomena17
- 1.1Light- is it a wave or particle?
- 1.2More about Light waves
- 1.3Special Theory of Relativity
- 1.4Young’s Double-Hole experiment (year 1801)
- 1.5Young’s Double Slit Experiment
- 1.6Interference or Diffraction?
- 1.7Interference due to thin films
- 1.8Fresnel’s Biprism-Part 1 – Biprism construction
- 1.9Fresnel’s Biprism-Part 2 – Biprism – Refraction, Interference, and equation
- 1.10Coherent versus Incoherent waves
- 1.11Coherent waves
- 1.12Diffraction of light
- 1.13Fraunhofer Diffraction – using Circular hole
- 1.14Fresnel Diffraction – using Straight Edge
- 1.15Polarization of Light
- 1.16Solved problem-1 : Coherent waves and Intensity
- 1.17Solved problem- 2- Young’s Double Slit experiment
