
In an interference experiment, the intensity at a point on the screen was found to be one-fourth of that of the maximum intensity. Calculate the distance of the point from the central maximum. Given that the wavelength of the light used is , the distance between the source and screen is and the slit width is .

Important Questions on Wave Optics





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




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

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









A parallel beam of light is incident on a tank filled with water up to a height of as shown in the figure below. Ultrasonic waves of frequency are sent along the length of the water column using a transducer placed at the top, and they form longitudinal standing waves in the water. Which of the schematic plots below best describes the intensity distribution of the light as seen on the screen? Take the speed of sound in water to be .


