Wave Optics

Wave optics is the branch of optics that studies interference, diffraction, polarization, and other phenomena for which the ray approximation of geometric optics is not valid.

Links:

1. Wikipedia — Physical optics

Contents:

• Interference (Optics)
  • Double Slit (Interference)
    • Interference due to two slits
      • travel_difference
      • coordinate
      • distance_between_slits
      • distance_to_picture
      • law
  • Minima and Maxima (Interference)
    • Interference maximum
      • travel_difference
      • integer_factor
      • wavelength
      • law
    • Interference minimum
      • travel_difference
      • number_minimum
      • wavelength
      • law
  • Newton’s Rings
    • Radius of dark Newton’s ring formula
      • radius
      • wavelength
      • ring_order
      • lens_radius_of_curvature
      • medium_refractive_index
      • law
  • Optical Distances (Interference)
    • Optical distance difference from optical distances
      • first_optical_distance
      • second_optical_distance
      • optical_difference_distance
      • law
    • Optical path length from geometrical path length and refractive index
      • optical_path
      • geometrical_path
      • refractive_index
      • law
  • Thin Films (Interference)
    • Film thickness for minimum interference
      • film_thickness
      • wavelength
      • interference_order
      • refraction_angle
      • relative_refractive_index
      • law
• Polarization
  • Irradiance of light after polarizer
    • irradiance_after
    • irradiance_before
    • transparency_coefficient
    • polarization_angle
    • law