MEDIUM
Earn 100

Draw the intensity distribution as function of phase angle when diffraction of light takes place through coherently illuminated single slit.

Important Questions on Wave Optics

EASY
Two slits in Young's experiment have widths in the ratio 1 : 25. The ratio of intensity at the maxima and minima in the interference pattern, ImaxImin is:
EASY
In the Young’s double slit experiment the intensity of light at a point on the screen where the path difference is λ is K, ( λ being the wave length of light used). The intensity at a point where the path difference is λ4, will be:
MEDIUM

Two coherent sources of sound, S1 and S2, produce sound waves of the same wavelength λ=1 m are in phase. S1 and S2 are placed 1.5 m apart (see fig). A listener, located at L, directly in front of S2, finds that the intensity is at a minimum when he is 2 m away from S2. The listener moves away from S1, keeping the distance from S2 fixed. The adjacent maximum of intensity is observed when the listener is at a distance d from S1. Then d is :

Question Image

EASY
In Young's double slit experiment using monochromatic light of wavelength λ, the intensity of light at a point on the screen where path difference is λ, is k units. The intensity of light at a point, where path difference is λ/3 is
HARD

The Young's double slit experiment is performed with blue light and green light of wavelengths 4360 Å and 5460 Å respectively. If X is the distance of 4th maxima from the central one, then

EASY
Two beams of monochromatic light with intensities 64 mW and 4 mW interfere constructively to produce an intensity of 100 mW. If one of the beams is shifted by an angle θ, the intensity is reduced to 84 mW. The magnitude of θ is
MEDIUM
If two waves of intensities I and 4I superpose, the ratio between maximum and minimum intensities is
EASY
In a Young's double slit experiment, the width of the one of the slit is three times the other slit. The amplitude of the light coming from a slit is proportional to the slit-width. Find the ratio of the maximum to the minimum intensity in the interference pattern.
EASY

Two coherent point sources S1 and S2 are separated by a small distance d as shown in the figure. The fringes obtained on the screen will be

Question Image

MEDIUM
In an interference experiment the ratio of amplitudes of coherent waves is a1a2=13 . The ratio of maximum and minimum intensities of fringes will be:
MEDIUM

In a Young's double slit experiment with light of wavelength λ, the separation of slits is d and distance of screen is D such that Ddλ . If the Fringe width is β , the distance from point of maximum intensity to the point where intensity falls to half of the maximum intensity on either side is:

EASY
Two identical light waves having phase difference ϕ propagate in the same direction. When they superpose, the intensity of the resultant wave is proportional to_____.
EASY
The maximum constructive interference of 2 waves cannot occur if the phase difference is
MEDIUM
In Young’s double slit experiment, one of the slit is wider than the other, so that the amplitude of light from one slit is double of that from the other slit. If Im is the maximum intensity, what is the resultant intensity when they interfere at phase difference Q ?
MEDIUM
Two coherent light sources having intensity in the ratio 2x produce an interference pattern. The ratio Imax-IminImax+Imin will be
MEDIUM
A monochromatic source of wavelength 60 nm was used in Young's double slit experiment to produce interference pattern. I1 is the intensity or light at a point on the screen where the path difference is 150 nm. The intensity of light at a point where the path difference is 200 nm is given by
EASY
In interference experiment, intensity at a point is 14th  of the maximum intensity. The angular position of this point is at (cos60°=0.5,λ= wavelength of light, d= slitwidth)
EASY
In a Young's double-slit experiment, the ratio of the slit's width is  4 :1 . The ratio of the intensity of maxima to minima, close to the central fringe on the screen, will be
HARD
Two coherent monochromatic point sources S1 and S2 of wavelength λ=600nm are placed symmetrically on either side of the center of the circle as shown. The sources are separated by a distance d=1.8 mm. This arrangement produces interference fringes visible as alternate bright and dark spots on the circumference of the circle. The angular separation between two consecutive bright spots is Δθ . Which of the following options is/are correct?
Question Image
EASY
The interference pattern is obtained with two coherent light sources of intensity ratio, n. In the interference pattern, the ratio, ImaxIminImax+Imin will be