Lecture 16 Diffraction Chp. 37.ppt

Lecture 16 Diffraction Chp. 37 Topics Young’s double slit interference experiment Diffraction and the wave theory Single slit diffraction Intensity of single slit diffraction Circular aperture and double slit diffraction Diffraction grating Dispersion and resolving power Warm-up problem Demos Diffraction grating and slits Inverted mirage Measuring diameter of a strand Debra’s hair Young’s Double SlitInterference Experiment What about the intensity of light along the screen? 13E Suppose that Young’s experiment is performed with blue-green light of 500 nm. The slits are 1.2mm apart, and the viewing screen is 5.4 m from the slits. How far apart the bright fringes? Diffraction of a single slit Intensity of single slit diffraction Maxima/Minima conditions Exact solution for maxima Diffraction and Interference by a double slit Sample problem 37-4 Diffraction by a circular aperature Example 15E. The two headlights of an approaching automobile are 1.4 m apart. Assume the pupil diameter is 5.0 mm and the wavelength of light is 550 nm. (a) At what angular distance will the eye resolve them and (b) at what distance? Diffraction Grating Can be used to measure wavelength of light Show diffraction gratings with increasing N and single slit diffraction with varying slit width a. Babinets Complementarity Principle Mirage Warm-up * m=0 m=1 m=1 m=2 m=2 q D y 0 Dl/d 2Dl/d 3Dl/d 0 1 2 3 ym +/- m Maxima Dl/2d 3Dl/2d 5Dl/2d 7Dl/2d 0 1 2 3 ym +/- m Minima From the table on the previous slide we see that the separation between bright fringes is Find minimum Find maximum First maximum lies on the axis at q = 0 or ym=0. Other maxima lie in between the minima. To find them we need to find the intensity along the screen. ym Transcendental equation. Solve graphically To find maxima of a function, take derivative and set equal to 0 8. A 0.10-mm-wide slit is illuminated by light of wavelength 589nm. Consider a point P on a viewing screen on which the diffraction patters of the slit