Engineering Physics
1FY2-02 · Semester 2
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Newton's Rings
Michelson's Interferometer
Fraunhofer Diffraction from a Single Slit
Construction of diffraction grating
Theory and spectrum of diffraction grating
Resolving power and Rayleigh criterion for limit of resolution
Resolving power of diffraction grating
X-Ray diffraction
Bragg's Law
Introduction to quantum mechanics
Wave-particle duality
Matter waves
Wave function and basic postulates
Time-dependent Schrödinger Wave Equation
Time-independent Schrödinger Wave Equation
Physical interpretation of wave function and its properties
Applications of Schrödinger Equation: Particle in 1D box
Applications of Schrödinger Equation: Particle in 3D box
Spatial coherence
Temporal coherence
Coherence length
Coherence time
'Q' factor for light
Visibility as a measure of coherence and spectral purity
Optical fiber as optical waveguide
Numerical aperture
Maximum angle of acceptance
Applications of optical fibers
Einstein's theory of laser action
Einstein's coefficients
Properties of laser beam
Amplification of light by population inversion
Components of laser
Construction and working of He-Ne lasers
Construction and working of semiconductor lasers
Applications of lasers in science
Applications of lasers in engineering and medicine
Covalent bonding in solids
Metallic bonding in solids
Energy bands in solids
Classification of solids as insulators, semiconductors, and conductors
Intrinsic semiconductors
Extrinsic semiconductors
Fermi-Dirac distribution function
Fermi energy
Conductivity in semiconductors
Hall Effect theory
Hall Coefficient and applications
Divergence and curl of electrostatic field
Laplace's equation for electrostatic potential
Poisson's equation for electrostatic potential
Biot-Savart law
Divergence and curl of static magnetic field
Faraday's law
Displacement current
Magnetic field arising from time-dependent electric field
Maxwell's equations
Flow of energy and Poynting vector