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Interference, Diffraction & Polarization
PHY232Remco Zegerszegers@nscl.msu.eduRoom W109 cyclotron buildinghttp://www.nscl.msu.edu/~zegers/phy232.html
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light as waves
so far, light has been treated as if it travels in straight linesray diagramsrefraction
To describe many optical phenomena, we have to treat light as waves.Just like waves in water, or soundwaves, light waves can interactand form interference patterns.
remember c=f
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interference
constructive interference destructive interference at any point in time one can construct the total amplitudeby adding the individual components
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Interference III
constructive interferencewaves in phase
demo: interference
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destructive interferencewaves out of phase
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Interference in spherical wavesmaximum of wave minimum of wave
positive constructive interferencenegative constructive interferencedestructive interferenceif r2-r1=n then constructive interference occursif r2-r1=(n+) the destructive interference occurs
r1r2
r1=r2
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light as waves
it works the same as water and sound!
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double slit experimentthe light from the two sources is incoherent (fixed phase with respect to each otherin this case, there isno phase shift between the two sources
the two sources of light must have identical wave lengths
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Youngs interference experiment
there is a path difference: depending on its size the wavescoming from S1 or S2 are in or out of phase
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Youngs interference experiment
If the difference in distance between the screen and each of the two slits is such that the waves are in phase, constructive interference occurs: bright spot difference in distance must be a integer multiple of the wavelength:
dsin=m, m=0,1,2,3
m=0: zeroth order m=1: first order etc
if the difference in distance is off by half a wavelength (or one and a half etc), destructive interference occurs(dsin=[m+1/2], m=0,1,2,3)
path difference demo
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distance between bright spots
if is small, then sintanso: dsin=m, m=0,1,2,3 converts to
dy/L=mdifference between maximum m and maximum m+1:ym+1-ym= (m+1)L/d-mL/d= L/dym=mL/d
tan=y/L
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demo
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do loncapa 1,2,7 from set 9
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question
two light sources are put at a distance d from a screen. Each source produces light of the same wavelength, but the sources are out of phase by half a wavelength. On the screen exactly midway between the two sources will occura) constructive interferenceb) destructive interference
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distance is equalso 1/2 difference:destructive int.
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question
two narrow slits are illuminated by a laser with a wavelength of 600 nm. the distance between the two slits is 1 cm. a) At what angle from the beam axis does the 3rd order maximum occur? b) If a screen is put 5 meter away from the slits, what is the distance between the 0thorder and 3rd order maximum?
a) use dsin=m with m=3=sin-1(m/d)=sin-1(3x600x10-9/0.01)=0.01030
b) ym=mL/d m=0: y0=0m=3: y3=3x600x10-9x5/0.01=9x10-4 m =0.9 mm
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quiz (extra credit)
Two beams of coherent light travel different paths arrivingat point P. If constructive interference occurs at point P,the two beams must:a) travel paths that differ by a whole number of wavelengthsb)travel paths that differ by an odd number of halfwavelengths
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other ways of causing interference
remember
equivalent to:
1 2n1n21 2
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phase changes at boundaries
If a light ray travels from medium 1 to medium 2 with n1n2.
1 2n1n21 2
no phase changeIn a medium with index of refraction n, the wavelengthchanges (relative to vacuum) to /n
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thin film interference
n=1n=1.5
n=1
The two reflected rays caninterfere. To analyze this system,4 steps are needed:
1. Is there phase inversion at the top surface?2. Is there phase inversion at the bottom surface3. What are the conditions for constructive/destructive
interference?4. what should the thickness d be for 3) to happen?
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n=1n=1.5
n=1
thin film analysis1. top surface?2. bottom surface?3. conditions?4. d?
1. top surface: n1n2 so no phase inversion3. conditions:
1. constructive: ray 1 and 2 must be in phase2. destructive: ray 1 and 2 must be out of phase by 1/2
4. if phase inversion would not take place at any of the surfaces:constructive: 2d=m (difference in path length=integer number of wavelengths)due to phase inversion at top surface: 2d=(m+1/2)since the ray travels through film: 2d=(m+1/2)film =(m+1/2)/nfilmdestructive: 2d=mfilm =m/nfilm
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Note
The interference is different for light of differentwavelengths
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question
na=1nb=1.5
nc=2
Phase inversion will occur ata) top surfaceb) bottom surfacec) top and bottom surfaced) neither surface
n1
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another case
The air gap in between the plates has varying thickness.Ray 1 is not inverted (n1>n2)Ray 2 is inverted (n1
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question
Given h=1x10-5 m30 bright fringes are seen,with a dark fringe at the leftand the right.What is the wavelength ofthe light?
2t=m destructive interference.m goes from 0 (left) to 30 (right).=2t/m=2h/m=2x1x10-5/30=6.67x10-7 m=667 nm
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newtons rings
spacing not equal
demo
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loncapa
now do 3,4,5,8 from set 9
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quiz question (extra credit)
why is it not possible to produce an interference patternin a double-slit experiment if the separation of the slitsis less than the wavelength of the light used?a) the very narrow slits required would generate different
wavelength, thereby washing out the interference patternb) the two slits would not emit coherent lightc) the fringes would be too close togetherd) in no direction could a path difference as large as one
wavelength be obtained
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diffraction
In Youngs experiment, two slits were used to producean interference pattern. However, interference effects can already occur with a single slit.
This is due to diffraction:the capability of light to bedeflected by edges/smallopenings.
In fact, every point in the slit openingacts as the source of a new wave front
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interference pattern from a single slit
pick two points, 1 and 2, one inthe top top half of the slit, one in the bottom half of the slit.Light from these two points interferesdestructively if:x=(a/2)sin=/2 so sin=/a
we could also have divided up the slitinto 4 pieces:x=(a/4)sin=/2 so sin=2/a
6 pieces:x=(a/6)sin=/2 so sin=3/a
Minima occur if sin=m/a m=1,2,3
In between the minima, are maxima: sin=(m+1/2)/a m=1,2,3AND sin=0 or =0
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slit width
if >a sin=/a > 1 Not possible, so nopatterns
if
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the diffraction pattern
The intensity is not uniform:
I=I0sin2()/2 =a(sin)/
a a a a a a
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question
light with a wavelength of 500 nm is used to illuminatea slit of 5m. At which angle is the 5th minimum in the diffraction pattern seen?
sin=m/a=sin-1(5x500x10-9/(5x10-6))=300
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diffraction from a single hair
instead of an slit, we can also use an inverseimage, for example a hair!demo
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double slit interference revisited
The total response from a double slit system is a combination of two single-source slits, combined witha diffraction pattern from each of the slit
due to diffraction
due to 2-slit interference
maxima dsin=m, m=0,1,2,3minima dsin=(m+1/2), m=0,1,2,3d: distance between two slits
minima asin=m, m=1,2,3maxima asin=(m+1/2), m=1,2,3
and =0a: width of individual slit
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double-slit experimenta
if >d, each slit acts as a singlesource of light and we geta more or less prefect double-slitinterference spectrum
if
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7th7th
A person has a double slit plate. He measures the distance between the two slits to be d=1 mm. Next he wants to determine the width of each slit by investigating the interference pattern. He finds that the 7th order interference maximum lines up with the first diffraction minimum andthus vanishes. What is the width of the slits?
7th order interference maximum: dsin=7 so sin=7/d 1st diffraction minimum: asin=1 so sin=/asin must be equal for both, so /a=7/d and a=d/7=1/7 mm
question
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diffraction grating
d
consider a grating withmany slits, each separated bya distance d. Assume that foreach slit >d. We saw that for 2 slits maxima appear if:dsin=m, m=0,1,2,3This condition is not changed for in the case of n slits.
diffraction gratings can be madeby scratching lines on glas andare often used to analyze light
instead of giving d, one usuallygives the number of slits perunit distance: e.g. 300 lines/mmd=1/(300 lines/mm)=0.0033 mm
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separating colors
dsin=m, m=0,1,2,3 for maxima (same as for double slit)so =sin-1(m/d) depends on , the wavelength.
cds can act as a diffraction grating
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question
If the interference conditions are the same when using a double slit or a diffraction grating with thousands of slits, what is the advantage of using the grating to analyze light?a) the more slits, the larger the separation between maxima.b) the more slits, the narrower each of the bright spots and thus easier to seec) the more slits, the more light reaches each maximum and the maxima are brighterd) there is no advantage
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question
An diffraction grating has 5000 lines per cm. The anglebetween the central maximum and the fourth ordermaximum is 47.20. What is the wavelength of the light?
dsin=m, m=0,1,2,3d=1/5000=2x10-4 cm=2x10-6 mm=4, sin(47.2)=0.734so = dsin/m=2x10-6x0.734/4=3.67x10-7 m=367 nm
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lon-capa
do question 6 from lon-capa 9
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polarization
We saw that light is really an electromagnetic wave with electric and magnetic field vectors oscillating perpendicular to each other. In general, light is unpolarized, which means that the E-field vector (and thus the B-field vector as long as it is perpendicular to the E-field) could point in any direction
propagation into screen
E-vectors could pointanywhere: unpolarized
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polarized light
light can be linearly polarized, which means that the E-field only oscillated in one direction (and the B-field perpendicular to that)The intensity of light is proportional to the square of amplitude of the E-field. I~Emax2
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How to polarize?
absorptionreflectionscattering
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polarization by absorption
certain material (such as polaroid used for sunglasses) only transmit light along a certain transmission axis. because only a fraction of the light is transmitted after passing through a polarizer the intensity is reduced. If unpolarized light passes through a polarizer, the intensity is reduced by a factor of 2
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polarizers and intensitypolarization
axisdirection of E-vector
If E-field is parallelto polarization axis,all light passes
If E-field makes an angle pol. axisonly the componentparallel to the pol. axispasses: E0cosSo I=I0cos2
For unpolarized light, on average, the E-fieldhas an angle of 450 withthe polarizer.I=I0cos2=I0cos2(45)=I0/2
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question
unpolarized light with intensity I0 passes through a linear polarizer. It then passes through a second polarizer (the second polarizer is usually called the analyzer) whose transmission axis makes and angle of 300 with the transmission axis of the first polarized. What is the intensity of the light after the second polarizer, in terms of the intensity of the initial light?
After passing through the first polarizer, I1=I0/2. After passing throughthe second polarizer, I2=I1cos230=0.75I1=0.375I0
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polarization by reflectionIf unpolarized light is reflected, than the reflected light is partially polarized.if the angle between the reflected ray and the refracted ray is exactly 900 the reflected light is completely polarizedthe above condition is met if for the angle of incidence the equation tan=n2/n1the angle =tan-1(n2/n1) is called the Brewster anglethe polarization of the reflected light is (mostly) parallel to the surface of reflection
n2
n1
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question
Because of reflection from sunlight of the glass window, the curtain behind the glass is hard to see. If I would wear polaroid sunglasses that allow polarized light through, I would be able to see the curtain much better.a) horizontallyb) vertically
horizontalverticaldirection of polarizationof reflected light
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sunglasses
wearing sunglasses will help reducing glare (reflection)from flat surfaces (highway/water)
without with sunglasses
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polarization by scattering
certain molecules tend to polarize light when struck by it since the electrons in the molecules act as little antennas that can only oscillate in a certain direction
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lon-capa
do problem 9 from set 9
Interference, Diffraction & Polarizationlight as wavesinterferencelight as wavesdouble slit experimentYoungs interference experimentquestionquestionquiz (extra credit)other ways of causing interferencephase changes at boundariesthin film interferencethin film analysisNotequestionanother casequestionnewtons ringsloncapaquiz question (extra credit)diffractioninterference pattern from a single slitslit widththe diffraction patternquestiondiffraction from a single hairdouble slit interference revisiteddouble-slit experimentquestiondiffraction gratingseparating colorsquestionquestionlon-capapolarizationpolarized lightHow to polarize?polarization by absorptionpolarizers and intensityquestionpolarization by reflectionquestionsunglassespolarization by scatteringlon-capa