OUTCOME

BASED LAB
TASK REPORT

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 TASK - 1

Wavelength of laser and particle size-diode laser

OUTCOME BASED LAB TASK REPORT

Submitted by

SUSEENDRAN V

BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

(An Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)
SATHYAMANGALAM-638401

MARCH 2021

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 DECLARATION

I affirm that the lab task work titled “Wavelength of Laser and
Particle size-Diode Laser” being submitted as the record of original work done
by us under the guidance of Dr RAJANANDKUMAR, Assistant Professor,
department of Physics.

V.Suseendran
(Signature of candidate)
SUSEENDRAN V

(202IT243)

I certify that the declaration made above by the candidates is true.

(Signature of the Guide)

Dr RAJANANDKUMAR

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EXP NO :
TITTLE Pg.NO

2 WAVELENGTH OF LASER AND PARTICILE 5

SIZE-DIODE LASER

1.1 AIM 5

1.2 APPARATUS REQUIRED 5

1.3 METHODOLOGY (PROCEDURE) 5

1.4 PRINCIPLE 7
(FORMULA)
1.5 DIAGRAM 8

1.6 TABLE AND OBSERVATION 9,10

1.7 CALCULATION 11

1.8 RESULT AND APPLICATIONS 11

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Expt. No. : 02
Wavelength of laser and Particle
Size-Diode Laser
Date : 19.03.2021

AIM :
To calculate the wavelength of the given laser using grating and particle size
of the given lycopodium powder using laser diffraction method.

APPARATUS REQUIRED :

1. Laser source
2. Glass plate with lycopodium powder
3. Grating
4. Stand
5. Screen
6. Metre scale

PROCEDURE :

I. To determine the wavelength of the given laser source

1. An optical grating of known N value is fixed on the grating mount

that is placed on a wooden stand.
2. Laser beam from the given semiconductor laser source is made to
fall normally on the fixed grating.
3. Now, the grating diffracts laser beam. A screen is kept on the other
side of the grating to obtain the diffraction spots.
4. The distance between the grating and screen (AB) is fixed.

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 5. The distance between the centrespot and first order diffraction spot
(BC) on either side of the screen is measured.
6. The above procedure is repeated for different values of AB.
7. The distance between the diffracting slit and the first order
diffraction spot is calculated using AC=√(AB2+BC2)
8. From the values of BC and AC, sinθ is calculated and the mean
value is found.
9. The wavelengthof the laser is calculated using the formula.

II. To determine the particle size of the given powder

1. The lycopodium powder dispersed in a transparent thin glass plate is

kept vertically using a stand in between the laser source and screen.
2. The laser beam incident on the glass plate undergoes diffraction by
the particles.
3. By adjusting the distance of the glass plate from the screen, a clear
concentric ring pattern isobtained. The ring pattern is due to the
diffraction of the laser light by the powder particles.
4. The centre of the ring pattern is marked on the screen. The radius of
the first order ring (m=1) is measured and the measurement can be
made for other orders
(m=2,3,4,…….) also.
5. The readings are taken for different values of D (distance between
screen and glass plate).

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FORMULA :

1.Wavelength of the given laser

(m)

2.Particle size ‘a’of the given powder

(m)

Symbol Explanation Unit

Wavelength of the laser light

λ m

Number of lines per metre length of the given grating

N lines/ m

a Particle size of the given powder m

m Order of diffraction no unit

D Distance between the screen and the glass plate m

r Radius of the ring m

θ Angle of diffraction degree

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Diagram :

Determination of wavelength

Particlesize determination by LASER

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TABLE – I

To determine the wavelength of the given laser ‘λ’

Distance Distance Distance between

between the between the the first order
grating and centrespot and spot (BC) and the Sin  = BC
S.No. AC
the centrespot first order spot grating slit
AB BC AC=√ (AB2+BC2)
(10-2m) (10-2m) (10-2m)

1 10.8 4.3 11.6245 0.3699

2 11.5 4.6 12.3859 0.3714

3 12.1 4.8 13.0173 0.3687

4 12.5 5.0 13.4629 0.3714

5 13.3 5.3 14.3171 0.3702

Mean sin = 0.37032

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 TABLE - II

To determine the particle size ‘a’

Distance Radius of Particle size

Order betweenscreen and the ring a (m )
m glassplate r
D (10-2 m) -2
(10 m)
1
1.7 6.6440 x 10-6
15
2
3.0 7.5298 x 10-6
1
2.0 6.4004 x 10-6
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2
3.7 6.9193 x 10-6
1
1.4 6.9919 x 10-6
13
2
2.5 7.8310 x 10-6

Mean (a) = 7.0527 x 10-6

OBSERVATION :

Number of lines per metre in the given grating N = 6 x 105 lines/ m

Order of the diffraction m=1

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 CALCULATION :

1. Wavelength of the given laser

(m)

λ = 0.37032
1.6×1
λ = 0.06172
05 × 10-5
λ = 6172×10-10
λ = 6172 Å

RESULT :

Wavelength of the laser λ = 6172 Å

The average particle size of a = 7.0527 x 10-6

the given powder

APPLICATIONS :

Heat treating, cladding, seam welding and for pumping

other lasers, Photography (3D view-Hologram), Medicine(treatment of a
detached retina),Computer(Printers), Meteorology(laser interferometerto
measure length), Weapons (LIDAR - Light Detection and Ranging)

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