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
 Sodium vapour lamp

SLO:

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

Ray diagram for Refractive index of prism:

m
 A 
sin  
  2 
 sin  2A

 
 - Refractive index of glass prism, A – Angle of prism, m – Angle of minimum deviation

Fig. 3 Determination of angle of minimum deviation

 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  =

Results:

The refractive index (at 589.3 nm) of the given glass prism is: