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Chapter 10 · Part 2

Wave Optics

Huygens, interference, Young's slits, diffraction & polarisation.

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Learning objectives

  • 1Explain huygens' Principle
  • 2Explain interference of Light
  • 3Explain young's Double-Slit Experiment
  • 4Explain diffraction
  • 5Explain coherence
  • 6Explain polarisation

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Introduction
Huygens' Principle
Interference of Light
Young's Double-Slit Experiment
Diffraction
Coherence
Polarisation
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Key terms

DiffractionInterferencePolarisationHuygens' principlewavetransverseWave opticsdestructiveCoherent sourcesYoung's experimentYoung's double-slitConstructive interference

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