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Mapping diamond surfaces using interference (view source)
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== A Bit on Electromagnetic Radiation ==
==Electromagnetic Radiation ==
Using [[Maxwell's Equations]] we can find solutions for a travelling wave comprised of two perpindicular oscillating electric and magnetic fields, whose direction can be giving by the Poynting vector.
Using [[Maxwell's Equations]] we can find solutions for a travelling wave comprised of two perpindicular oscillating electric and magnetic fields, whose direction can be giving by the Poynting vector.
[image of EM wave here]
[image of EM wave here]
[[Image:emwave.jpg|thumb|An Electromagnetic Wave!]]
[[Image:emwave.jpg|thumb|An Electromagnetic Wave! (courtesy of [http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/MichelsonInterferometer.html]]]
What is light?
What is light?
== The Michelson Interferometer ==
== The Michelson Interferometer ==
[[Image:MichIntPic.jpg|thumb|A Michelson Interferometer!]]
[[Image:MichIntPic.jpg|thumb|A Michelson Interferometer! Courtesy of [http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/MichelsonInterferometer.html]]]
What is a Michelson interferometer?
What is a Michelson interferometer?