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Light
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is what we see. It can be thought of either as a particle, (the photon), or as a wave. The photon we can easily think of as a small dot travelling through space at the speed of . Each photon has a particular colour or energy. But how do we thi .... Middle of Term Paper
... both particle and wave properties at the same time.
It is often useful to confine in an optical-cavity. This allows us both to make more intense , as well as select of a particular colour (or energy).
¨ travels at a speed of 2.99792458x10^{8} ms^{-1}
¨ When passing though matter, is slowed down by brief interactions, and so appears to travel more slowly.
¨ This "slowing down" is accounted for by the index of refraction of the matter.
's properties can at first seem confusing and inconsistent because of
the unique nature of light: light has the properties of both a wave and a
particle. In some situations, light's behavior is more e ... |
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