Homework Assignment #10
Applications of Interference of Light
What you will learn from this
section
- the basic operation of an optical
interferometer
- some uses of an optical
interferometer
- physics of thin film
interference
- some uses of thin film
interference
- optics vocabulary for this
section:
- beam splitter
- Michelson interferometer
- Mach Zender interferometer
- Fabry Perot interferometer
- etalon
- AR coating
- fiber Bragg grating
How to approach this material
- Read chapter 3, Wave Optics, from pages
73-page 84. The physics of thin films can be confusing so you may
need to read page81-83 a couple of times
- Visit these web sites for more
information.
- Do the homework problems in this
folder.
If you have questions
- Send an email to Judy
jdonnelly@trcc.commnet.edu or to Randy
rseebeck@trcc.commnet.edu
- Post a question in the discussion
forum
- Talk with a mentor, or another student (we
learn best when we help each other!)
- Stop by the Virtual Classroom during posted
office hours
When you are finished
- Fax (860 886-5063) or email your homework
to me by the due date. (see the assignment folder) If you fax, be
sure to write "ATTN: JUDY DONNELLY" on the first page, and to
number the pages.
- Check the calendar for the due date for the
lab.