O1 · Wave optics & interference
A 20-module path through o1 · wave optics & interference, in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- Superposition Principle of Electromagnetic Waves
- Two-Wave Interference and the Interference Term
- Conditions for Observable Interference
- Young's Double-Slit Experiment
- Fringe Visibility and Contrast
- Optical Path Difference and Phase Retardation
- Temporal Coherence and Coherence Length
- Spatial Coherence and the Van Cittert–Zernike Theorem
- Mutual Coherence Function and Degree of Coherence
- Wavefront-Splitting and Amplitude-Splitting Interferometers
- Thin-Film Interference
- Fringes of Equal Inclination and Equal Thickness
- Newton's Rings
- Anti-Reflection and High-Reflection Coatings
- Michelson Interferometer
- Fourier-Transform Spectroscopy
- Multiple-Beam Interference and the Airy Function
- Fabry–Pérot Interferometer and Etalon
- Finesse, Free Spectral Range, and Resolving Power
- Stokes Relations and Phase Change on Reflection