Optics and the Nature of Light · Waves & Optics

Wave Optics

Study of Huygens' principle, interference patterns, and the phenomenon of light diffraction.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the double-slit experiment provide evidence for the wave nature of light?
  2. 2What happens to the interference pattern when the width of the slits is changed?
  3. 3How does polarization allow us to manipulate light intensity in modern display technologies?

CBSE Learning Outcomes

CBSE: Wave Optics - Class 12
Class: Class 12
Subject: Physics
Unit: Optics and the Nature of Light
Period: Waves & Optics

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