
In an interference arrangement similar to Young's double-slit experiment, the slits and are illuminated with coherent microwave sources, each of frequency The sources are synchronized to have zero phase difference. The slits are separated by a distance and the screen is at a very large distance from slits. The intensity is measured as a function of , where is defined as shown. Screen is at a large distance. If is the maximum intensity then for is given by:




Important Questions on Wave Optics





While conducting the Young's double-slit experiment, a student replaced two slits with a large opaque plate in the plane containing two small holes that act as two coherent point sources emitting light of wavelength The student mistakenly placed the screen parallel to the plane at a distance from the mid-point ofas shown schematically in the figure. The distance between the sources . The origin is at the intersection of the screen and the line joining Which of the following is(are) true of the intensity pattern on the screen?

Two coherent monochromatic point sources and of wavelength are placed symmetrically on either side of the center of the circle as shown. The sources are separated by a distance 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 Which of the following options is/are correct?

