Optics


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Optics
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Contents

 * /Light/
 * /Nature of light/
 * /Waves/
 * /Evidence for wave properties of light/
 * /Evidence for light as a stream of particles/
 * /Features of a wave/
 * /Propagation of light/
 * /Fermat's Principle/
 * /Refraction/
 * /Total internal reflection/
 * /Fibre optics/
 * /Images/
 * Images
 * Real images
 * Virtual images
 * Curved mirrors
 * The mirror equation
 * /Lenses/
 * Introduction
 * Refraction at a spherical interface
 * A lens
 * Locating the image
 * The lensmaker’s equation
 * Converging and diverging lenses
 * Optical instruments using lenses
 * Single-lens systems
 * A magnifying glass
 * Compound optical systems
 * The refracting telescope
 * Interference and diffraction
 * Wave phenomena
 * /Huygens’ Principle/
 * Introduction
 * Interference
 * Diffraction
 * Summary of formulas in this chapter


 * Small angle approximation
 * Small angle approximation
 * Derivations for the Module 7 exam
 * Derivations for the Module 7 exam

X-ray optics

/Authors/

External Resources

 * Diffractive optics papers and patents.
 * Also available and  news and events.
 * Gradient-index optics reviews, theory and ideas

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