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Past exam of the physics A course of the University of Cambridge 2018 Paper 1 Section B B6 c Solution by
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Zero reflection means . Matching the first interface then givesThe specified layer quantum phase is , so and . The second-interface conditions becomeSince , compatibility requires . This is a quantum quarter-wave matching layer: the intermediate wavenumber is the geometric mean, and the two interface reflections cancel after their round trip through the layer.
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