Applications of Interference of Light Waves

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The discussion focuses on careers related to the interference of light waves, highlighting roles such as optical engineers, optical communication specialists, and professionals in fields like optical coherence tomography. Participants noted that interference is crucial in applications like holography, LIDAR, and Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy. Specific job functions involve using optical filters based on constructive and destructive interference to manage light waves effectively in communication systems.

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  • Understanding of optical engineering principles
  • Familiarity with optical communication systems
  • Knowledge of interference patterns in light waves
  • Basic concepts of optical filters and coatings
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This discussion is beneficial for optical engineers, communication specialists, and researchers in photonics or optical technologies seeking to understand the practical applications of light wave interference.

emxlys
Hi!

I just had some questions. Is there any jobs or careers that directly relate with the interference of light waves. I know that an optical engineer would be one but they would create lenses for telescopes and stuff. I don't understand how that would relate to the interference of light, are there more examples of jobs perhaps?
 
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Heaps of fields make use of interference, from the top of my head: optical communication, optical coherence tomography. Job titles of people who work on them would vary.
 
wukunlin said:
Heaps of fields make use of interference, from the top of my head: optical communication, optical coherence tomography. Job titles of people who work on them would vary.
Oh! I never knew there were so many, before posting here I actually googled a lot about different types of jobs but I couldn't find how they would directly relate to interference,
So like for example, optical communication would be almost like using lights to communicate and send messages, and the way that interference would be involved would be to prevent the waves from overlapping and losing data (because of nodes)?
I am just guessing!
 
For example, when we pick out a specific channel in an optical communication system, which is a narrow band of wavelengths, we filter it out optically. A lot of optical filters are based on constructive interference on the wavelengths you want and destructive interfering others.
 
wukunlin said:
For example, when we pick out a specific channel in an optical communication system, which is a narrow band of wavelengths, we filter it out optically. A lot of optical filters are based on constructive interference on the wavelengths you want and destructive interfering others.
Thank you!
 
Anti-reflective coatings for optics and bandpass filters.
 
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