^Diffraction spread
^Diffraction spread From the above discussion it is clear that a parallel beam of light of wavelength λ on passing […]
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^Intensity of fringes
^Intensity of fringes Intensity of fringes at point P is Here I0 is the intensity of central maxima. For nth […]
^Position of maxima
^Position of maxima Also it is found that at P for nth maxima In a similar way the angular position […]
^Position of minima
^Position of minima Path difference between the wavefronts reaching P from the end of the slits B & A is, […]
^Diffraction & Huygens’ theory
^Diffraction & Huygens’ theory Diffraction can be explained using Huygens’ theory. According to this theory all parts of the slit […]
^Diffraction of light
^Diffraction of light When a wave (light or sound) strikes an obstacle it doesn’t go straight, rather it bends round […]
^Young’s double slit experiment
^Young’s double slit experiment A common experiment to study interference of two light waves is YDSE. In this experiment overlapping […]
^Interference with independent light sources
^Interference with independent light sources Two independent light sources can’t produce a sustained interference, rather they produce uniform illumination on […]
^Coherent sources
^Coherent sources If the positions of constructive & destructive interference remain fixed (or sustained) with time if the phase difference […]
^Interference of waves
^Interference of waves Let two waves of amplitudes a1 & a2 having a phase difference ΔΦ (or simply Φ) superpose […]
