Lloyd's Mirror -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

Wolfram Research scienceworld.wolfram.com Other Wolfram Sites
Search Site



Lloyd's Mirror

An interferometer consisting of a flat piece of dielectric or metal which serves as a mirror from which one portion of the wave is reflected. The other portion proceeds directly to the screen. The separation of maxima is given by

(1)

where is the wavelength, but because upon reflection from the mirror, the intensity will be the inverse of that for a double slit interference, namely

(2)

Beamsplitter, Double Slit Interference


© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein

AltStyle によって変換されたページ (->オリジナル) /