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Erratum: “Fraunhofer diffraction by a thin wire and Babinet's principle” [Am. J. Phys. 73 , 83–84 (2005)]

Salvatore Ganci
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 984 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0238915
Published: December 2024
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A simulation of diffraction patterns using a lock-in detection code

M. Kolmanovsky, T. Hill, W. J. Kim
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 593–596 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0128143
Published: August 2024
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Rays, Waves, and Scattering: Topics in Classical Mathematical Physics

James A. Lock
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 85, 880–882 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5005527
Published: November 2017
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Measuring the spatial resolution of an optical system in an undergraduate optics laboratory

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Calvin Leung, T. D. Donnelly
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 85, 429–438 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4979539
Published: June 2017
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Using flatbed scanners in the undergraduate optics laboratory—An example of frugal science

Thomas Koopman, Venkatesh Gopal
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 85, 392–398 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4978034
Published: May 2017
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Metamaterial hyperlens demonstration of propagation without diffraction

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Simon Fleming
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 85, 173–177 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4972243
Published: March 2017
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Determination of the Sun's and the Moon's sizes and distances: Revisiting Aristarchus' method

F. Momeni, H. Papei, R. Jamshidzadeh, S. Bereliani, A. Miri, A. Aghababaei, N. Nikjoo, E. Mehdizadehi, M. Akbari Gurabi, N. Ghasabi Kondelaji
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 85, 207–215 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4967847
Published: March 2017
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Demonstrating the angular, wavelength and polarization dependence of surface plasmon resonance on thin gold films—An undergraduate experiment

Peter W. R. Connolly, Andrey Kaplan
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 84, 775–779 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4960477
Published: October 2016
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Demonstration of the Airy disk using photography and simple light sources

Kenneth Trantham, Timothy J. Reece
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 83, 928–934 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4927525
Published: November 2015
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What is superresolution microscopy?

John Bechhoefer
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 83, 22–29 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4900756
Published: January 2015
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On time and space double-slit experiments

M. Bauer
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 1087–1092 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4891193
Published: November 2014
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Diffraction by electronic components of everyday use

Jesús J. Barreiro, Amparo Pons, Juan C. Barreiro, Juan C. Castro-Palacio, Juan A. Monsoriu
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 257–261 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4830043
Published: March 2014
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On the connection between image formation formulas in geometrical optics and beam transformation formulas in wave optics

Jean-François Bisson
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 81, 844–853 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4819168
Published: November 2013
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Advanced optics experiments using nonuniform aperture functions

Lowell T. Wood
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 81, 377–380 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4789546
Published: May 2013
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Novel cases of diffraction of light from a grating: Theory and experiment

Ninad R. Jetty, Akash Suman, Rajesh B. Khaparde
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 80, 972–979 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4737854
Published: November 2012
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A low-cost spatial light modulator for use in undergraduate and graduate optics labs

Derek Huang, Henry Timmers, Adam Roberts, Niranjan Shivaram, Arvinder S. Sandhu
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 80, 211–215 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3666834
Published: March 2012
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Two and three slit electron interference and diffraction experiments

Stefano Frabboni, Cesare Frigeri, Gian Carlo Gazzadi, Giulio Pozzi
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 615–618 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3560429
Published: June 2011
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What Brown saw and you can too

Philip Pearle, Brian Collett, Kenneth Bart, David Bilderback, Dara Newman, Scott Samuels
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1278–1289 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3475685
Published: December 2010
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Babinet’s principle in the Fresnel regime studied using ultrasound

Akira Hitachi, Momo Takata
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 78, 678–684 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3383929
Published: July 2010
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Distortion of the stellar sky by a Schwarzschild black hole

Thomas Müller, Daniel Weiskopf
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 78, 204–214 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3258282
Published: February 2010
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