Chapter 10 Wave Optics
Topic Covered
- Wave front
- Huygens Principle
- Reflection on the basis of Wave theory
- Refraction on Basis of Wave Theory
- Wavelength and frequency
- Superposition principle
- Coherent and incoherent addition of light waves
- Coherent Sources
- iterferece of light
- Young's Double slit experiment
- Conditions for constructive and destructive interference
- Expression for Fringe width in interference or theory of interference of light
- Diffraction of light
- Diffraction of light at a single slit
- Secondary maxima
- Width of central maximum
- Difference between interference and diffraction
- Fresnel Distance
- Concept of Resolving Power
- Resolving power of Microscope
- Limit of Resolution
- Resolving power of Telescope
- Doppler's effect in light
- polarization of light
- Detection of polarized light (law of Malus)
- Polarization by scattering
- Polarization of light by reflections
- Brewster's law
- Polaroids
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