Due tuesday 16th September in class
In your own words, explain interference as it applies to electromagnetic radiation, with illustrations as appropriate.
Briefly describe the Hanbury Brown-Twiss effect and its use in modern astronomy.
State Snell's law, and explain, in your own words, what the permeability and permittivity of a material are.
In your own words, explain what is meant by a left handed material (or metamaterial), as it relates to modern optics.
What are the key features of a left handed material, optically.
How is it made, and what are the principal differences between left handed and right handed materials, in terms of their optical properties?
Briefly discuss the primary novel optical designs possible with working left handed materials, and evaluate to prospects for making practical left handed materials.
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