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Diffraction

Diffraction

Diffraction of ocean water waves Ocean waves passing through slits in Tel Aviv, Israel

Diffraction of ocean water waves Ocean waves passing through slits in Tel Aviv, Israel Diffraction occurs for all waves, whatever the phenomenon.

Diffraction of a wave by a slit Whether waves in water or electromagnetic radiation

Diffraction of a wave by a slit Whether waves in water or electromagnetic radiation in air, passage through a slit yields a diffraction pattern that will appear more dramatic as the size of the slit approaches the wavelength of the wave.

• In addition to interference, waves also exhibit another property – diffraction. •

• In addition to interference, waves also exhibit another property – diffraction. • It is the bending of the waves as they pass by some objects or through an aperture. • The phenomenon of diffraction can be understood using Huygen’s principle

Huygen’s Principle • Every unobstructed point on a wavefront will act as a source

Huygen’s Principle • Every unobstructed point on a wavefront will act as a source of secondary spherical waves. • The new wavefront is the surface tangent to all the secondary spherical waves.

Young’s Two Slit Experiment and Spatial Coherence If the spatial coherence length is less

Young’s Two Slit Experiment and Spatial Coherence If the spatial coherence length is less than the slit separation, then the relative phase of the light transmitted through each slit will vary randomly, washing out the fine-scale fringes, and a one-slit pattern will be observed. Fraunhofer diffraction patterns Good spatial coherence Poor spatial coherence

Diffraction from one- and two-slit screens Fraunhofer diffraction patterns One slit Two slits

Diffraction from one- and two-slit screens Fraunhofer diffraction patterns One slit Two slits

Diffraction from small and large circular apertures Far-field intensity pattern from a small aperture

Diffraction from small and large circular apertures Far-field intensity pattern from a small aperture Recall the Scale Theorem! This is the Uncertainty Principle for diffraction. Far-field intensity pattern from a large aperture

Diffraction from multiple slits Infinitely many equally spaced slits (a Shah function!) yields a

Diffraction from multiple slits Infinitely many equally spaced slits (a Shah function!) yields a far-field pattern that’s the Fourier transform, that is, the Shah function. Slit Pattern Diffraction Pattern

Young’s Two Slit Experiment and Quantum Mechanics Imagine using a beam so weak that

Young’s Two Slit Experiment and Quantum Mechanics Imagine using a beam so weak that only one photon passes through the screen at a time. In this case, the photon would seem to pass through only one slit at a time, yielding a one-slit pattern. Which pattern occurs? Possible Fraunhofer diffraction patterns Each photon passes through only one slit Each photon passes through both slits

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