Lecture 28: Diffraction
Objectives:- Calculate positions of single-slit diffraction minima
- Calculate single-slit diffraction intensity
- Understand how diffraction resolution is related to wavelength, and perform simple resolution calculations
- Calculate positions of intensity maxima for diffraction gratings
- Powerpoint: lecture28.ppt
- Pdf (recommended for printing): lecture28.pdf
| Announcements | Powerpoint | |
| Introduction to diffraction | Video | Powerpoint |
| Single-slit diffraction | Video | Powerpoint |
| Diffraction example, resolution | Video | Powerpoint |
| Diffraction gratings | Video | Powerpoint |
| Diffraction grating example | Video | Powerpoint |
| Diffraction grating resolving power | Video | Powerpoint |
Videos produced and narrated by Dr. Allan Pringle.