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Interference of Electromagnetic Waves: Wave Properties of Light and Thin Film Interference, Slides of Physics

The properties of electromagnetic waves and their interference patterns, focusing on the interference of waves in thin films. Topics include the behavior of electric fields, trigonometric identities, and intensity maxima in young's double slit experiment.

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Wave

properties

of

light

Interference

of

two

electromagnetic

waves

Interference

of

electromagnetic

waves

in

thin

films

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hint:

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Another

example

in

your

text):

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From

previous

lecture:

Diverging

lens:

Converging

lens:

virtual

image

of

face

smaller

virtual

image

of

face

larger

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^
^
^
^
^

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

2

cos

1 2

π 2 λ

sin

2

π 2 λ

sin

π 2 λ

sin

) , (

)

(continued

ion

Superposit

max

max

max

vt

x

E

vt

x

E

vt

x

E

t x

E

tot y

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

2

cos

2

sin 4

)

sin(

)

sin( :

magnitude

Squared

2

cos

2

sin 2

)

sin(

)

sin(

:

identity

tric

trigonome

the

from

follows

result

that this

Note

2

2

2

B A B A B A

B A B A B A   

  

  

  

2

cos

4

2

cos

2

4

2

1

:

waves

EM

the

of

Intensity

2

1

2

max

0

2

2

max

0

1

I

E

c

I

I

E

c

S

I

tot

avg

Time

average

Constant

in

time

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Example:

=0.

rad

‐‐

plotting

snapshot

of

EM

wave

Example:

=

rad

plotting

snapshot

of

EM

wave

Intensity

as

a

function

of

:

/(

)

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Two

examples

of

superposed

radiation:

Interference

from

refraction

and

reflection

of

thin

films

Young’s

double

slit

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λ

θ

sin

π

λ

π

2

1

m

d

m

r

r

λ

π

cos

π 2

λ

π

sin

π 2

π^ λ 2

sin

π 2

π^ λ 2

sin

2

1

2

1

max

2

max

1

max

r

r

ft

r

r

E

ft

r

E

ft

r

E

t

P

E

θ

sin

δ

2

1

d

r

r



intensity

maxima

occur

for

Young’s

double

slit

geometry:

Mathematical

analysis

of

bright

fringes:

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λ

θ

sin

π

λ

π

2

1

m

d

m

r

r

Diffraction

pattern

from

a

plane

wave

incident

on

a

double

slit:

λ

π

cos

π 2

λ

π

sin

π 2

π^ λ 2

sin

π 2

π^ λ 2

sin

2

1

2

1

max

2

max

1

max

r

r

ft

r

r

E

ft

r

E

ft

r

E

t

P

E

θ

sin

δ

2

1

d

r

r



intensity

maxima

occur

for

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Summary

of

results:

D^ d

m

y

m

d

λ

screen

on

Image

λ

θ

sin

ce

interferen

ve

Constructi

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Interference

between

reflected

waves:

Recall

‐‐

the

behavior

of

a

plane

‐polarized

electromagnetic

wave

near

the

surface

of

two

materials:

k

1 E

1

B

1

k

k

2

t

E
E

t

E
E

1

1

max

1

1

1

max

1

ω

sin

ω

sin 1 1

r

k

r

k

t

E
E

2

2

max

2

ω

sin 2

r

k

2

(^22) ω

v

k

1

(^11)

(^11)

ω

ω

v

k

k

Periodic

waves:

E

^1

E

2

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k

1 E

1

B

1

k

k E ^2

1

E

2

Matching

electric

and

magnetic

fields

at

boundary:

n

1 n

2

2

2

1

1

2

2

1

1

max

max

θ

cos

θ

cos

θ

cos

θ

cos

1

1

n

n

n

n

E
E

2

1

1

2

2

1

1

2

max

max

θ

cos

θ

cos

θ

cos

θ

cos

1

1

n

n

n

n

E
E

or

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Multiple

refractions

and

reflections

in

a

thin

film

^

^

^

 

^ 

 

  

^ 

 

 



^ 

 

^ 

 

2

1

2

av

2

1

max

(^22)

max

(^11)

max

λ π

cos^ sin

π 2

λ π

sin cos

2

π 2

π 2 λ

sin

π 2

π λ 2

sin

) , (

r

r

ft

r

r

E

ft

r

E

ft

r

E

t P E

t

r

r

1

2

P

^

^

^

λ

2

at

min

λ

2

at

max

(^2) λ π

sin

;

For

12

2

max

max

1

2

1

1

m

nt

m

nt

t

E

E

n

n

 



     

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Example

of

interference

with

“+”

n

1 n

2 n

3

2

1 2

max

cos

B
A
I
I

peaks

at

π

λ

π

1

2

1 2

m

r

r

B
A

n

1

<

n

< 2

n

3

For

each

surface

with

n

< 1

n

2

E

2

=

E

1

for

reflected

beam

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