Wave Optics

This topic covers concepts, such as Wave Optics, Speed of Light Waves, Huygens Wave Principle, Terms in Wave Principle, Phase of Waves, Sources of Light Waves, Wave Surface of a Light Wave, Wave Normal of a Light Wave, Wave Fronts of Light Wave, etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Light as Electromagnetic Wave, Properties of Light Waves, Coherence of Light Waves, Types of Coherence, Temporal Coherence, Spatial Coherence, Intensity of Interference Pattern, Constructive Interference, etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Young's Double Slit Experiment, Terms in YDSE, Coherent Sources of Light, Different Monochromatic Light Waves in YDSE, Conditions for YDSE, Path Difference in YDSE, Results of YDSE, etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Path Difference in Reflected Waves from Thin Film, Constructive and Destructive Interference in Reflected Light Waves, Interference of Reflected Waves from Thin Film for Normal Incidence, etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Diffraction of Light Waves, Explanation of Diffraction Using Huygens Principle, Diffraction of Sound Waves and Its Importance in Daily Life, Properties of Diffraction, Diffraction from Aperture, etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Fraunhofer Diffraction, Properties of Fraunhofer Diffraction, Fraunhofer Distance between Source and Screen, Fraunhofer Shape of Incident or Diffracted Wavefront, Central Maximum in Fraunhofer's Diffraction, etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Fresnel Diffraction, Fresnel Shape of Incident or Diffracted Wavefront, Fresnel Distance between Source and Screen, Properties of Fresnel Diffraction, Single Slit Diffraction Pattern and Interference, etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Types of Resolution, Dependence of Resolving Power on the Mode of Illumination, Rayleigh Criteria Resolution, Resolving Limit, Resolving Power, Resolving Limit of Optical Instruments, Linear Resolving Power, etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Unpolarized Light Wave, Polarization of Light Waves, Terms in Polarization, Plane of Polarization, and Plane of Vibration.

This topic covers concepts, such as Linearly Polarised Light Waves, Polaroids, Construction of Polaroid, Working of Polaroid, Pass-Axis of a Polaroid, Passage of Light Through Two Polaroids, Role of Polariser, Role of Analyser, etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Polarization by Scattering, Polarization by Refraction, Polarization of Light by Double Refraction, Polarization by Dichroism, Types of Optically Active Crystals, Nicol Prism and Plane Polarized Light, etc.