Lecture 3

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Wa v e fro nts

(co nsta nt pha se surfa ces) Wa v e fro nts


Wa v e fro nts
k

  P E
r
k
P 
O

z
A perfect pla ne wa v e A perfect spherica l wa v e A div erg ent bea m
(a ) (b) (c)

Ex a mples o f po ssible EM wa v es
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Fig. 1.5

y
Wav e fro n ts
(b)
x

2wo O z Beam ax is
In ten sity
(c)
 Gau ssian

(a) r
2w
(a) Wavefronts of a Gaus s ian light beam. (b) Light intens ity acros s beam cros s
s ection. (c) Light irradiance (intens ity) vs . radial dis tance
r from beam axis z).
(
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n depends on the wavelength

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