TY - GEN AU - Ghatak,Ajoy TI - Experiments with light SN - 9788130931661 U1 - 535 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New Delhi PB - MV Learning N1 - 1. Introduction 2. Refraction of Light, Total Internal Reflection & The Optical Fiber 3. Focusing of Laser Beams 4. Dispersion and Rainbow 5. What is a Wave? 6. Interference of Light 7. Diffraction of Light 8. Electromagnetic Waves 9. Polarization of Light 10. Einstein's Light Quantum: The Photon 11. Line Spectrum & Doppler Effect 12. E = mc2 13. Rayleigh & Raman Scattering 14. Fiber Amplifiers & Fiber Lasers 15. Photon Momentum & Wave Particle Duality 16. EPR Paradox & Bell's Inequality: A Simple Analysis Appendix A: Refractive Index and Snell's Law Appendix B: Mathematical Expressions for Linearly Polarized Waves and for Circularly Polarized Waves Appendix C: Expressions for Interference & Diffraction Patterns References & Suggested Readings There is also a DVD with the book which contains 1. Power Point slides of all diagrams & photographs in the book 2. Power Point slides of a few animations explaining the concepts. 3. A video clip showing effects of a focused light beam from a fiber laser; video courtesy: Professor David Payne, University of Southampton 4. A video clip showing Einstein explaining E = mc2. 5. Richard Feynman's Messenger Lecture on "The Double Slit Paradox: Particle or Wave" 6. Lecture 1 is a popular lecture on "Fiber Optics: A Brief History" - Recording Courtesy: IIT Delhi. 7. Lecture 2 is on "Einstein & E = mc2" - Recording Courtesy: IIT Delhi. 8. Lecture 3 is on "The Light Quantum" - Recording Courtesy: IIT Delhi. 9. Lecture 4 is a general lecture on "Einstein & His Year of Miracles" - Recording Courtesy: Dr. Anil Roy at Ahmedabad ER -