Announcements 1/30/12
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Prayer
Equation sheet for exam
Review
Reading Quiz
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The quantity the book calls Fs (see note
below) is the:
a. coefficient of Fabry-Perot
b. coefficient of finesse
c. coefficient of Fresnel
d. coefficient of fringes
e. coefficient of Fred
Note: The “s” label stands for s-polarization.
Since an identical equation holds true for ppolarization, I will just call this quantity F)
The Fabry-Perot equation
(my name for Eqn 4.15)
Reading Quiz
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In the book’s example of frustrated total
internal reflection, the books picture involves
two:
a. mirrors
b. rectangular blocks
c. triangular prisms
Reading Quiz
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As the separation between the two triangular
prisms becomes much smaller than a
wavelength, the transmission T will
approach:
a. 0
b. ½
c. 1
Frustrated T.I.R. example