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Wave Mechanics Concept

Demonstrations in Wave Mechanics

Composite of two photos: Thorlabs green laser aimed at clamped prism apparatus. Top — loose clamp with bright reflected spot on left wall and no transmitted beam. Bottom — tightened clamp with transmitted beam visible continuing to the right.
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Frustrated Total Internal Reflection

Demonstrates frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR) as a classical analog to quantum tunneling. Tightening a clamp reduces the air gap between two prisms until evanescent waves couple across, allowing laser …

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