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1. What is diffraction?
2. Diode laser light ( λ = 670 nm) falls on single slit with the
width of slit 0.04 mm. If a screen is 1.05 m away from the slit,
what is Δy1↔1 the distance
between the first dark (m=1)
above the central bright and the first dark
(m=1) below the central
bright?
3. What is interference?
4. Diode laser light ( λ = 670 nm) falls on double slits spaced
0.25 mm. If a screen is 1.05 m away from the slits, what is the
distance between the first and second bright fringes
(1)
Diffraction refers to various phenomena which occur when a wave
encounters an obstacle or a slit. It is defined as the bending of
light around the corners of an obstacle or aperture into the region
of geometrical shadow of the obstacle.
(2)
d = 0.04 * 10^-3 m
L = 1.05 m
λ = 670 nm = 670 * 10^-9 m
x = (L*λ)/d
x = (1.05 * 670 * 10^-9 ) / (0.04 * 10^-3)
x = 0.0176 m
(3)
Interference is a phenomenon in which two waves superpose to form a
resultant wave of greater, lower, or the same amplitude.
Interference usually refers to the interaction of waves that are
correlated or coherent with each other, either because they come
from the same source or because they have the same or nearly the
same frequency. Interference effects can be observed with all types
of waves.
Eg :- light, radio, acoustic, surface water waves or matter
waves.
(4)
Distance btw the 1st and 2nd Bright fringe = (λ*D)/d
Distance btw the 1st and 2nd Bright fringe = (670 * 10^-9 *
1.05)/(0.25 * 10^-3)
Distance btw the 1st and 2nd Bright fringe = 0.0028
m