Chapter 9: Physical Optics

9.1: Nature of Light

1. Nature of Light
2. More on Nature of Light

9.2: Wave Fronts

1. Wave Fronts

9.3: Huygen's principle

1. Huygen's principle

9.4: Coherent sources

1. Coherent sources

9.5: Interferance of Light Waves

1. Interferance of Light Waves

9.6: Young's Double slit Experiment

1. Young's Double slit Experiment
2. More on Young's Double slit Experiment
3. More on Young's Double slit Experiment
4. More on Young's Double slit Experiment
5. problem on Young's Double slit Experiment

9.7: Interference in Thin Films

1. Interference in Thin Films
2. Wedge Shaped Film

9.8: Newton's Rings

1. Newton's Rings

9.9: Michelson's Interferometer

1. Michelson's Interferometer
2. Michelson's Interferometer

9.10: Diffraction of Light

1. Diffraction of Light

9.11: Diffraction due to a Narrow slit

1. Diffraction due to a Narrow slit
2. Fresnel Diffraction
3. Fraunhofer Diffraction

9.12: Diffraction Grating

1. Diffraction Grating
2. More on Diffraction Grating
3. Problem on Diffraction Grating
4. More on Problem on Diffraction Grating

9.13: Diffraction of X-Rays by Crystals

1. Diffraction of X-Rays by Crystals
2. More on Diffraction of X-Rays by Crystals
3. Problem on Diffraction of X-Rays by Crystals

9.14: Polarization

1. Polarization
2. Production and Detection of Plane Polarized Light
3. Polarization by Reflection
4. Applications of Polarized Light
5. More on Applications of Polarized Light
6. Optical Rotation