If the moveable mirror is displaced through distance of 0.05 mm, 200 fringes are observed shifted. The wavelength of light used is:
Correct answer: C. 500 nm
- A. 5x100
- B. 5x10m
- C. 500 nm
- D. 50mm
Explanation
This question deals with a Michaelson interferometer. The Michelson interferometer produces interference fringes by splitting a beam of light so that one beam strikes a fixed mirror and the other a movable mirror. When the reflected beams are brought back together, an interference pattern results.For a Michaelson interferometer:nλ=2Δxλ = 2Δx/nλ = 2* 0.05/200 = 0.0005 mm or 5x10-4 mm1 mm = 1x10 +6 nm5x10-4 mm = 5x10 +2 nm or 500 nm
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