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Show that a standing wave created by two unequal-amplitude waves

E1 = E, sin (kx + wt)

and

ER = pE, sin (kx ± wt)

has the form

Here ρ is the ratio of the amplitude reflected to the amplitude incident. Discuss the meaning of the two terms. What happens when ρ = 1?

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Optics

ISBN: 978-0133977226

5th edition

Authors: Eugene Hecht

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