[PP1-5-2] Interference and Diffraction.

Interference and diffraction are phenomena related to the wave nature of electromagnetic radiation. They explain how light propagates in presence of obstacles. These phenomena are largely used in the fabrications of optical systems for remote sensing: e.g. radiometers and spectrometers.

External resources

• B. D. Guenther, Modern Optics, Oxford University Press, 2018
• Born, M., & Wolf, E. (2003). Principles of Optics. Cambridge University Press.
• Teare, S.W. (2017) Optics using Matlab. SPIE Press

Learning outcomes

• 1465 - Illustrate the concepts of Interference and Diffraction

  Illustrate the concepts of Interference and Diffraction

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [PP1-5-2] Interference and Diffraction. subclassof [PP1-5] Basics of Optics and Modern Physics of Sensors

Contributors

• Carmine Serio
  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5931-7681