Class 6 - Postulates of Wave Optics, Monochromatic Waves, Helmholtz equation
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Learning Objectives of this class:
- Define an optical wave as a wavefunction that satisfies the wave equation.
- Identify the wave equation for waves traveling in any media
- Understand the superposition principle
- Define intensity and power
- Define a monochromatic wave
- Define the complex amplitude and understand that it satisfies the Helmholtz equation