Show that when the two waves of Eq. (7.5) are in-phase, the resulting amplitude squared is a

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Show that when the two waves of Eq. (7.5) are in-phase, the resulting amplitude squared is a maximum equal to (E01+ E02)2, and when they are out-of-phase it is a minimum equal to (E01- E02)2.

(7.5a) E1 = E01 sin (wt + aj) (7.5b) E2 = E02 sin (ot + a2)

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Optics

ISBN: 978-0133977226

5th edition

Authors: Eugene Hecht

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