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Wave Optics

Telangana Board · Class 12 · Physics

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Key Topics to Revise

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1. Huygens' Principle and Wave Propagation

  • Each point on a wavefront acts as a source of secondary wavelets
  • New wavefront is the envelope of all secondary wavelets
  • Wavefront is perpendicular to direction of wave propagation
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2. Interference of Light

  • Redistribution of energy due to superposition of coherent waves
  • Constructive interference: waves in phase (δ = 2nπ)
  • Destructive interference: waves out of phase (δ = (2n+1)π)
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3. Diffraction of Light

  • Bending of light around obstacles/apertures of size comparable to wavelength
  • Single slit produces central bright band with dimmer secondary maxima
  • Central maximum width = twice the width of secondary maxima
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4. Polarization of Light

  • Restricts light vibrations to a single plane perpendicular to propagation direction
  • Proves transverse nature of light waves
  • Polaroid materials allow transmission in one plane only

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Every point on a wavefront actsSuperposition of two coherent light wavesBending of light around edgesPhenomenon where light vibrations are confinedSplitting of white light into constituent

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