EASY
Earn 100

If two sources emit light waves of different amplitudes then in the interference pattern

50% studentsanswered this correctly

Important Questions on Wave Optics

EASY
What would be the angular separation between the consecutive bright fringes in Young's double slit experiment with blue green light of wavelength 400 nm? The separation between the slits is 0.001 m.
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)
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
HARD
In Young's double-slit experiment, the distance between slits and the screen is 1 m and monochromatic light of wavelength 600 nm is being used. A person standing near the slits is looking at the fringe pattern. When the separation between the slits is varied, the interference pattern disappears for a particular distance d0 between the slits. If the angular resolution of the eye is 160°, then the value of d0 is close to
EASY
In Young’s double slit experiment, the central point on the screen is,
MEDIUM
The light waves from two coherent sources have same intensity I1=I2=I0. In interference pattern the intensity of light at minima is zero. What will be the intensity of light at maxima?
EASY
In Young's double slit experiment, the spacing between the slits is d and wavelength of light used is 6000 Ao. If the angular width of a fringe formed on a distant screen is 1°, then the value of d is
MEDIUM
The ratio of the dimensions of two light sources is 4:1. After the interference what will be the ratio of maximum and minimum intensities?
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
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
EASY
In a double slit experiment, when light of wavelength 400 nm was used, the angular width of the first minima formed on a screen placed 1 m away was found to be 0.2°. What will be the angular width of the first minima, if the entire experimental apparatus is immersed in water? μwater=43
EASY

For light waves are represented by 

(i) y=a1sinωt

(ii) y=a2sinωt+ϕ

(iii) y=a1sin2ωt

(iv) y=a2sin2ωt+ϕ

Interference fringes may be observed due to superimposition of

EASY

In a Young's double slit experiment, the angular width of a fringe is 0.2° on a screen placed 1 m away. The wavelength of light used is 600 nm. The angular width of the fringe if the entire set up is immersed is a liquid of refractive index 1.33 is,

MEDIUM
In interference, the ratio of maximum intensity to the minimum intensity is 25. The intensities of the sources are in the ratio
EASY
Two monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I are superposed. The maximum and minimum possible intensities in the resulting beam are
MEDIUM
The slits in Young’s experiment have widths in the ratio 1:16. The ratio of maxima and minima in the interference pattern 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
Angular width of the first minimum on either side of the central maximum due to a single slit of width a, illuminated by a light of wave length λ is
MEDIUM
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. Then, the intensity of light at a point where path difference is λ3 is