50 Engineering Physics

Solution Given l = 6.0 ¥ 10–7 m and m = 1

È Arc (AB ) ˘
ÍÎAngle q = radius ˙˚
0.03 ¥ 10-3
q=
0.15
= 2.0 ¥ 10-4 rad
l
w=
2 mq
l
=
2q
6.0 ¥ 10-7
w= = 1.5 ¥ 10-3 m = 1.5 mm
2 ¥ 2 ¥ 10-4
E xamplE 35 A glass wedge having angle 0.01 radian is illuminated normally by light of wavelength 5890 Å.
At what distance from the edge of the wedge, will the 12th dark fringe be observed by reflected light?
Solution Given l = 5.89 ¥ 10–7 m, n = 12, q = 0.01 rad and m = 1
Condition for obtaining dark fringe is
2mt cos (r + q) = nl (i)
For normal incidence i = r = 0 and when q is very small
cos q ª 1
Eq. (i) reads 2t = nl (ii)
t
Now the angle q can be written as q =
x
where t is the thickness and x is the distance from the edge (Fig. 1.34) then
we have t=q◊x (iii)
t
By using Eqs. (ii) and (iii), we get
2q ◊ x = nl q
x
nl 12 ¥ 5.89 ¥ 10-7
or x= = = 3.5 ¥ 10–4 m
2q 2 ¥ 0.01 Figure 1.34
x = 0.35 mm.

E xamplE 36 A glass wedge of angle 0.01 radian of illuminated by monochromatic light of wavelength 6000
Å falling normally on it. At what distance from the edge of the wedge will the 10th fringe be observed by
reflected light?
Solution Given a = 0.01 radian, l = 10 ¥ l = 6.0 ¥ 10–7 m the condition for dark fringe
= 2t = nl (i)
t
The angle of wedge a =
x
or t = ax (ii)
Put the value of t from Eq. (ii) in Eq (i), we get
2ax = nl
nl 10 ¥ 6.0 ¥ 10-7
x= = = 3 ¥ 10–4 m
2a 2 ¥ 0.01