Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 402 views

    Wave Properties of Light: Reflection Refraction Diffraction Interference

    Uploaded by

    Dayah D Debab
    This document discusses key properties of light including reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference. Reflection occurs when light bounces off a surface, following the law of reflection where the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Refraction is when light changes speed and direction as it passes from one medium to another. Diffraction causes light to bend when passing through an opening or obstacle. Interference occurs when two light waves interact constructively or destructively based on their relative peaks and troughs.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Wave Properties of Light: Reflection Refraction Diffraction Interference

    Uploaded by

    Dayah D Debab
    402 views31 pages
    This document discusses key properties of light including reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference. Reflection occurs when light bounces off a surface, following the law of reflection where the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Refraction is when light changes speed and direction as it passes from one medium to another. Diffraction causes light to bend when passing through an opening or obstacle. Interference occurs when two light waves interact constructively or destructively based on their relative peaks and troughs.

    Original Description:

    Reflection and Refraction of Light

    Original Title

    Properties of Light

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document discusses key properties of light including reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference. Reflection occurs when light bounces off a surface, following the law of reflection where the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Refraction is when light changes speed and direction as it passes from one medium to another. Diffraction causes light to bend when passing through an opening or obstacle. Interference occurs when two light waves interact constructively or destructively based on their relative peaks and troughs.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    402 views31 pages

    Wave Properties of Light: Reflection Refraction Diffraction Interference

    Uploaded by

    Dayah D Debab
    This document discusses key properties of light including reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference. Reflection occurs when light bounces off a surface, following the law of reflection where the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Refraction is when light changes speed and direction as it passes from one medium to another. Diffraction causes light to bend when passing through an opening or obstacle. Interference occurs when two light waves interact constructively or destructively based on their relative peaks and troughs.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 31

    Light

    Wave Properties of Light


    Reflection
    Refraction
    Diffraction
    Interference

    Reflection
    Reflection
    when a wave strikes an object
    and bounces off

    Reflection
    Normal
    reflected ray
    incident ray

    Surface

    Reflection

    Reflection
    Normal
    reflected ray
    incident ray

    Surface

    Reflection
    Normal-line perpendicular to the
    reflecting surface.
    Incident ray/incoming ray-the ray
    that hits the barrier/surface.
    Angle of incidence-angle formed
    by the incident ray with the
    normal.

    Reflection
    Angle of reflection-angle formed
    by the reflected ray with the
    normal.

    Reflection
    Normal
    reflected ray
    incident ray

    Surface

    Reflection
    Law of Reflection
    the angle of incidence
    equals the angle of reflection
    The incident ray, reflected
    ray and the normal lie on the
    same plane

    Refraction
    Fiber Optics
    Total Internal Reflection
    when all light is
    reflected back into the
    denser medium

    Refraction
    Refraction
    bending of waves when passing
    from one medium to another

    Refraction
    Refraction
    caused by a change in speed
    slower (more dense) refracted
    ray bends toward the normal
    faster (less dense) refracted
    ray bends away from the normal

    Refraction
    SLOWER

    Refraction
    FASTER

    Refraction
    Rainbows
    refraction-reflection-refraction

    Diffraction
    Diffraction
    bending of waves around a
    barrier
    depends on the wavelength and
    size of the opening barrier.

    Diffraction
    Diffraction Gratings
    glass or plastic made up of
    many tiny parallel slits
    may also be reflective
    spectroscopes, reflective
    rainbow stickers, CD surfaces

    Interference
    When two waves meets, they
    have an effect with each other.
    constructive when the crest
    of one wave meet the crest of
    the other one

    Interference
    destructive when the crest of
    one wave meet the trough of the
    other wave

    Interference
    constructive brighter light
    destructive dimmer light

    Interference
    Thin Films - Bubbles & Oil
    Slicks
    interference results from
    double reflection

    You might also like