Polarization of light: linear and circular
Electromagnetic waves are polarized if their electric field vectors are all in a single plane…
Light and Electromagnetic Radiation
Other diffraction phenomena, X-ray diffraction
As X-rays have a very short wavelength, we can use crystalline solids as a natural…
Visual spectrum, color
A small part of the electromagnetic spectrum 380 ~ 750 nm includes its visible components.…
Classification of electromagnetic spectrum, photon energy E = hf
The electromagnetic spectrum is a wide collection of different waves with varying frequencies, wavelengths and…
Properties of electromagnetic radiation
The speed of an electromagnetic wave is 3×108 m/s in a vacuum, and the energy…
Thin films, diffraction grating, single-slit diffraction
Interference can also occur in single-slit diffraction (with a single slit), a diffraction grating (with…
Concept of Interference; Young Double-slit Experiment
Interference occurs when multiple waves interact with each other and is a change in amplitude…