Interference Patterns from Two Point Sources Projected on Planes

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This Demonstration shows the interference pattern that arises from two coherent point sources, neglecting the inverse square dropoff factor in intensity.
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Contributed by: Beth Schaefer and Sarita Nemani (February 2021)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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Snapshot 1: -
plane, red light source,
cm from the source, 0.0005 cm between the sources
Snapshot 2: -
plane, red light source,
cm from the source, 0.0005 cm between the sources
Snapshot 3: -
plane, red light source,
cm from the source, 0.0005 cm between the sources
Snapshot 4: -
plane, ultraviolet light source,
cm from the source, 0.0005 cm between sources
Snapshot 5: -
plane, yellow light source,
cm from the source, 0.0005 cm between sources
Snapshot 6: -
plane, near infrared light source,
cm from the source, 0.0005 cm between sources
Snapshot 7: -
plane, near infrared light source,
cm from the source, 0.0005 cm between the sources
Snapshot 8: -
plane, near infrared light source,
cm from the source, 0.00350 cm between the sources
Snapshot 9: -
plane, near infrared light source,
cm from the source, 0.0095 cm between the sources
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