Physics 2135 (Engineering Physics II)

Lecture 23cd: Diffraction Gratings, Thin Film Interference

Objectives:
  • Understand how diffraction resolution is related to wavelength, and perform simple resolution calculations
  • Calculate positions of intensity maxima for diffraction gratings
  • Calculate phase changes due to reflections
  • Calculate phase changes due to path length difference
  • Determine relationship between interference and indices of refraction
  • Determine relationship between interference and film thickness