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Light Sources, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Light Sources, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Spiros Kitsinelis, Spyridon Kitsinelis
May 2015
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
295 pages
8h 16m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Light Sources, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
6 Basic Principles of Light andVision
Figure 1.7. Wave interference.
II II
Figure 1.8. The wave interference can be constructive (left) or destructive (right)
depending on the phase difference of the waves.
1.1 Properties of Light 7
Figure 1.9. When light hits a surface with grooves such as that of a compact disk,
diffraction occurs which leads to interference and the formation of colors.
Collimating
mirror
Focusin
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mirror
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tector
Grating
Slit
Figure 1.10. Spectrometers use the diffraction effect in order to analyze light
into its component waveleng ...
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ISBN: 9781482243673