Chapter 23 : Physical Optics

Case 2 coherent sources Fringe General equation Formula Order

?L=m? y_m = m"?D" /d
Double slit In phase Bright
x_m= ((m+1/2 ")?
Dark ?L=(m+1/2 )? D" )/d

Thin film In phase Bright ?L=m? 2nt=m"?" m=0,1,2,

?L=(m+1/2 )? 2nt=(m+1/2 ")?"
Dark

?L=(m+1/2 )? 2nt=(m+1/2 ")?"

Antiphase Bright

Dark ?L=m? 2nt=m"?"

?L=(m+1/2 )? 2t=(m+1/2 ")?"
Air wedge Antiphase Bright
m=0, 1, 2, ,
Dark ?L=m? 2t=m"?"
y_n=(n+1/2 )"?D" /a
@
Diffraction (Single slit) ( 1 source ) Bright asin_n= (n+1/2 )"?

n= 1, 2, 3
y_n=n"?D" /a @
Dark asin_n=n"?

dsin_n=n"?" , n=0,1, 2,
Diffraction grating ( 1 source ) Bright
where
d=1/N