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Phase difference facts for kids

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Phase differencecan be defined as the difference between the position of the two waves propagating in the same direction(in a particular time), they don't rise or fall together.At a particular time,they make a difference in amplitude in their motion.For an exampl, if we consider two pendulum having same time period,now one is starting oscillating after a while another pendulum sets for oscillating then a phase difference is being established in between them.


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  • Phase shifter using IQ modulator

    Phase shifter using IQ modulator

  • Phase Comparison image two waves

    Representation of phase comparison.

  • Out of phase AE

    Out of phase AE

  • Phase-shift illustration

    Left: the real part of a plane wave moving from top to bottom. Right: the same wave after a central section underwent a phase shift, for example, by passing through a glass of different thickness than the other parts.

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