Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Oh, that is what you're calling the Transmission function...
Just a quickie: in class the other day we were talking about a slit experiment with an infinite number of infinitesimal slits in a space day. I didn't understand that the "transmission function" described meant the light right after the slit screen, I assumed it meant the light transmitted to the back screen where it was being measured. Knowing this, I now have no issues with that conversation because a finite width slit clearly displays interference with itself and it appears in the form of a sinc function.
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yup! well put. i wasn't sure how to say that when we were talking in class, but you explain it very well here.
ReplyDeleteYeah, just a silly little thing, but it can make a big difference.
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