VIT University, Vellore Campus PHY 1701 (Engineering Physics) Lab Manual and Record

Date: Reg. No.

INTEGRATED OPTICS-refractive index

Apparatus Available:

 Spectrometer
 Spirit level
 Magnifying glass
 Glass prism

 Mercury vapour lamp

SLO:

 To determine the refractive index of the glass prism using a spectrometer

Ray diagram for Refractive index of prism:

 A  m 
sin  
  2 
 A
sin  
2

 - Refractive index of glass prism, A – Angle of prism, m – Angle of minimum deviation

Fig. 3 Determination of angle of minimum deviation

 VIT University, Vellore Campus PHY 1701 (Engineering Physics) Lab Manual and Record
Date: Reg. No.

Tabulation:

Least count = -----------

Angle of prism, A (as obtained earlier) = ----------

Reading for minimum

Vernier Reading for direct ray (R2) m = R1 ~ R2 
deviation position (R1)

MSR VSR TR MSR VSR TR

A ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

Average  = ____

Result:

The refractive index (at given wavelength) of the glass prism is: __________

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