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Author(s) David Halliday

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In Fig, monochromatic light of wavelength diffracts through narrow slit S in an otherwise opaque screen. On the other side, a plane mirror is perpendicular to the screen and a distance h from the slit. A viewing screen A is a distance much greater than h. (Because it sits in a plane through the focal point of the lens, screen A is effectively very distant. The lens plays no other role in the experiment and can otherwise be neglected.) Light travels from the slit directly to A interferes with light from the slit that reflects from the mirror to A. The reflection causes a half-wavelength phase shift. (a) Is the fringe that corresponds to a zero path length difference bright or dark? Find expressions (like Eqs. 35-14 and 35-16) that locate (b) the bright fringes and (c) the dark fringes in the interference pattern. (Hint: Consider the image of S produced by the minor as seen from a point on the viewing screen, and then consider Young’s two-slit interference.)

A zero path difference would correspond to a dark fringe.
For bright fringes, $2 h \sin θ = (m + \frac{1}{2}) λ$
For dark fringes, $2 h \sin θ = m λ$

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Step 1: The given data

Given that monochromatic light of wavelength diffracts through narrow slit S in an otherwise opaque screen.

On the other side, a plane mirror is perpendicular to the screen and a distance h from the slit. A viewing screen A is a distance much greater than h.

Light travels from the slit directly to A interferes with light from the slit that reflects from the mirror to A. The reflection causes a half-wavelength phase shift.

Step 2: Concept and Formula used

For bright fringes, the distance is either zero or an integer number of wavelengths $d \sin θ = m λ$ for $m = 0, 1, 2, . . .$

And for dark fringes, the distance is odd multiple of half of wavelength, $d \sin θ = (m + \frac{1}{2}) λ$ for $m = 0, 1, 2, . . .$

Here, d is distance, and $λ$ is wavelength.

Also, reflected ray has a phase change of $π$ that causes the location of dark and bright fringes to interchange.

Step 3: Interpret whether the fringe is dark or bright

(a)

The combination of the direct ray and reflected ray from the mirror will produce an interference pattern on the screen, like the double-slit experiment. However, here, the reflected ray has a phase change of $π$ , causing the locations of the dark and bright fringes to be interchanged. Thus, a zero path difference would correspond to a dark fringe.

Step 4: Write expression for bright fringe

(b)

Here, the distance is 2h and has a phase change of $π$ occurs, So

Condition to locate bright fringe in interference pattern is $2 h \sin θ = (m + \frac{1}{2}) λ$

Step 5: Write expression for dark fringe

(c)

Here, the distance is 2h and has a phase change of $π$ occurs, So

Condition to locate dark fringe in interference pattern is $2 h \sin θ = m λ$

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