College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 24, Problem 20P
24.4 Thin-film interference
* Representing thin-film interference (a) Draw a ray diagram for a laser beam incident from air on a thin film that has air on the other side. Make sure to take into account the processes occurring on each surface of the film. (b) Discuss in words what happens to the wave phase at each boundary. (c) Under what conditions will a person observe no reflected light?
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