Wave Optics

This topic covers concepts, such as Fizeau’s Method to Determine Speed of Light, and Result of Foucault Experiments of Light.

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, 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, Coherent Light Wave Production, Division of Wave Front, 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 Fresnel's Biprism, Angles of Biprism, Screen Distance in Biprism, Ray Diagram of Biprism Experiment, Biprism Experimental Arrangement, Process of Measurement of Wavelength by Biprism Experiment, etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Path Difference in Reflected Waves from Thin Film, Constructive 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, 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 Diffraction Grating: Structure and Function, Working of Diffraction Grating, Zero Order Maximum in Diffraction Grating, Condition of Higher Order Maximum in Diffraction Grating, etc.

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

This topic covers concepts, such as Unpolarised Light Wave, Polarisation of Light Waves, Terms in Polarisation, Plane of Polarisation, 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 Circular Polarised Light and Elliptically Polarised Light.

This topic covers concepts, such as Polarisation by Scattering, Polarisation by Refraction, Polarisation of Light by Double Refraction, Polarization Using Pile of Plates, Polarisation by Dichroism, Types of Optically Active Crystals, etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Doppler's Effect in Light Waves, Doppler Shift in Light Waves, Light Source Moving towards Stationary Observer, Light Source Moving away from Stationary Observer, etc.