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What is temporal coherence?

Important Questions on Wave Optics

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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 :

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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
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Two light waves having the same wavelength λ in vacuum are in phase initially. Then the first wave travels a path L1 through a medium of refractive index n1while the second wave travels a path of length L2 through a medium of refractive index n2. After this the phase difference between the two waves is:
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Two coherent plane waves of identical frequency, polarization and intensity I interfere at a point where they differ in phase by 60°. What is the resulting intensity?
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The interference pattern is obtained with two coherent light sources of intensity ratio, n. In the interference pattern, the ratio, ImaxIminImax+Imin will be
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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
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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:
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Two coherent light sources having intensity in the ratio 2x produce an interference pattern. The ratio Imax-IminImax+Imin will be
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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_____.
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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?
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Two point sources S1 and S2 separated by a distance 10 μm emit light waves of wavelength 4 μm in phase. A circular wire of radius 40 μm is placed around the sources as shown in figure, then (O is the centre of the circle and OS1=OS2)

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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:
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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
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Two monochromatic light waves are travelling with same frequency and constant phase difference. If both waves interfere, then
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The maximum constructive interference of 2 waves cannot occur if the phase difference is
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What is the importance of coherent sources in case of interference of light? How are the coherent sources produced?
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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.
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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:
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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:

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In interference pattern, using two coherent sources of light; the fringe width is ____.