Wave Optics Chapter Ten WAVE OPTICS

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Physics 354 small portion of the sphere can be considered as a plane and we have what is known as a plane wave [Fig. 10.1(b)]. Now, if we know the shape of the wavefront at t = 0, then Huygens principle allows us to determine the shape of the wavefront at a later time τ. Thus, Huygens principle is essentially a geometrical construction,

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