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Sound, light, and wave behavior — from ripples on a pond to rainbows.
An exploration of wave superposition principles and their application in optical interference phenomena.
Construct a frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR) apparatus capable of modulating light transmission through a sub-wavelength gap between two high-index prisms. You must quantitatively measure the exponential decay of the evanescent field as a function of gap distance using a precise mechanical micrometer setup. The challenge is to maintain alignment stability while detecting the transition from tunneling to classical refraction.