Waveform and Thin-film Interference

445nm

A wave is simply a periodic sequence

Overlapping waves can amplify

Or cancel out

Two waves at different wavelenghts can create interference patterns

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Mostly Constructive interference after reflection, 142nm film

Destructive interference after Reflection, 76nm film

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142nm film reflected spectrum

SiO2 on Si

76nm film reflected spectrum

SiO2 on Si

Why do we care?

Sources:

Filmetrics.com
shanghai-optics.com
Wikipedia