Quantum

Mechanics
QUANTUM PHYSICS
WAVE PROPERTIES OF LIGHT
The Themes

LITTLE REVIEW OF WAVE THE ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT

PROPERTIES OF EM-WAVE CATASTROPHE
Welleneigenschaften des Lichts
Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können die Welleneigenschaften des Lichts anwenden:

❑ können die Notwendigkeit der Einführung des Wellenmodells für das Licht am Beispiel der
Beugung und Brechung (Dispersion) begründen

❑ können den Begriff Polarisation erklären und anwenden

❑ können Beugungs- und Interferenzerscheinungen am Doppelspalt beschreiben

❑ können die Gleichungen zur Berechnung von Beugungs- und Interferenzerscheinungen

interpretieren
Welleneigenschaften des Lichts
Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können die Welleneigenschaften des Lichts anwenden:

❑ können Wellenlängen und Gitterkonstanten berechnen

❑ kennen das elektromagnetisches Spektrum

❑ können die Farben des sichtbaren Bereiches und weitere Wellenlängenbereiche des Lichtes in
das elektromagnetische Spektrum einordnen
Superposition of Waves
Superposition of Waves
Superposition of Waves
We can work our way along the distance axis in this way, calculating the resultant of the two waves by
algebraically adding them up at intervals.
Superposition of Waves
The idea that we can find the resultant of two waves which meet at a point simply by adding up the

displacements at each point is called the principle of superposition of waves.

This principle can be applied to more than two waves and also to all types of waves.
Diffraction of Waves
Diffraction is the spreading of a wave as it passes through a gap or around an edge.
Diffraction of Waves
We can observe diffraction of light by passing it through a very narrow slit or a small hole.
When laser light is directed onto a slit whose width is comparable to the wavelength of the
incident light, it spreads out into the space beyond to form a smear on the screen
Interference of Waves
Interference Pattern
Principle of Superposition
Light Beams From The Double Slit
Phase Difference
The Young Double Slit Experiment
The Young Double Slit Experiment
The Young Double Slit Experiment
The Young Double Slit Experiment
Double Slit To Determine The Wavelength
 𝒂∙𝒙
𝝀=
𝑫

𝒂∙𝒙
𝝀=
𝑫
Worked Example
Worked Example
Worked Example
Exercise 01
Exercise 02
Exercise 03
Diffraction Gratings
Diffraction Gratings
• 𝒅 ∶ 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

• 𝒏 ∶ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒂

• 𝜽 ∶ 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
𝑑 ∙ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = 𝑛 ∙ 𝜆
Worked Example
Worked Example
Exercise 01
Exercise 02
Exercise 03
Diffraction Gratings and Double Slits