Description
Have you ever wondered how a parabolic antenna or a radar works? This app will show you! Explore the wave nature of light in this real-time electro-magnetism simulation.
The Wave Workshop app is a real-time simulation of the propagation of electro-magnetic waves. It features experiments with refraction, diffraction, antennas and radars.
It comes with the most famous experiments, such as single-slit and double slit diffraction, as well as common refraction mechanisms.
It also features more complicated designs, such as crystal diffraction, fresnel zone plate, photonic crystals.
It also explores how some real devices work: a horn antenna, a corner reflector, a micro-wave door or a parabolic antenna.
In each experiment, you can adjust a key parameter and see its effect in real-time, such as the slit interval in the famous single-slit diffraction experiment.
Each experiment comes with detailed description and illustrative pictures.
The full version comes with 23 designed experiments and a sandbox mode that lets you design simple scenes.
This app is great for curious people who wants to know more about the wave-nature of light!