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Assignment10
Due:11:59pmonSunday,November1,2015
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FMRadioInterference
YouarelisteningtotheFMradioinyourcar.Asyoucometoastopatatrafficlight,younoticethattheradiosignalisfuzzy.Bypullingupashortdistance,
youcanmakethereceptionclearagain.Inthisproblem,weworkthroughasimplemodelofwhatishappening.
Ourmodelisthattheradiowavesaretakingtwopathstoyourradioantenna:
thedirectroutefromthetransmitter
anindirectrouteviareflectionoffabuilding
Becausethetwopathshavedifferentlengths,theycanconstructivelyordestructivelyinterfere.Assumethatthetransmitterisveryfaraway,andthatthe
buildingisata45degreeanglefromthepathtothetransmitter.
PointAinthefigureiswhereyouoriginallystopped,andpointBiswherethestationiscompletely
clearagain.Finally,assumethatthesignalisatitsworstatpointA,andatitsclearestatpointB.

PartA
Whatisthedistanced betweenpointsAandB?
Expressyouranswerinwavelengths,asafraction.

Hint1.WhatisthepathlengthdifferenceatpointA?
SinceweknowthatthewavestravelingalongthetwopathsinterferedestructivelyatpointA,weknowsomethingaboutthedifferenceinthe
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lengthsofthosetwopaths.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetwopathlengths,inintegermultiplesN ofthewavelength?
ANSWER:
0
N
2
N +1
2

N+

1
2

Hint2.WhatisthepathlengthdifferenceatpointB?
SinceweknowthatthewavestravelingalongthetwopathsinterfereconstructivelyatpointB,weknowsomethingaboutthedifferenceinthe
lengthsofthosetwopaths.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetwopathlengths,inintegermultiplesN ofthewavelength?
ANSWER:
0
N
2
N +1
2

N+

1
2

Hint3.Whatisthepathlengthofreflectedwaves?
Considerthelengthsofthepathstakenbythetworeflectedwaves.Notethatthepathfromthetransmittertothebuildingislargerforonewave,
whilethepathfromthebuildingtotheantennaislargerfortheother.Whatisthedifferenceinlengthbetweenthepathofthereflectedwavefrom
thetransmittertoA,andthepathofthereflectedwavefromthetransmittertoB,inintegermultiplesN ofthewavelength?
ANSWER:

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0
N
2
N +1
2

N+

1
2

ANSWER:
d

= 0.500 wavelengths

Correct

PartB
YourFMstationhasafrequencyof100 megahertz.Thespeedoflightisabout3.00 10 8 meterspersecond.Whatisthedistanced betweenpointsA
andB?
Expressyouranswerinmeters,totwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
d

= 1.5 m

Correct

Problem26.02
ApersonwitharadiowavereceiverstartsoutequidistantfromtwoFMradiotransmittersAandBthatare11.0mapart,eachoneemittinginphaseradio
wavesat92.0MHz.Shethenwalkssothatshealwaysremains50.0mfromtransmitterB.(Seethefigure.)Limityoursolutiontothecaseswhere
50.0 m x 65.0 m .
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PartA
Forwhatvaluesofxwillshefindtheradiosignaltobemaximallyenhanced?
Enteryouranswersinincreasingorderseparatingthemwithcommas.
ANSWER:
50.0,53.3,56.5,59.8,63.0 m

Correct

PartB
Forwhatvaluesofxwillshefindtheradiosignaltobecancelled?
Enteryouranswersinincreasingorderseparatingthemwithcommas.
ANSWER:
51.6,54.9,58.2,61.4,64.7 m

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IntroductiontoTwoSourceInterference
LearningGoal:
Togainanunderstandingofconstructiveanddestructiveinterference.
Considertwosinusoidalwaves(1and2)ofidenticalwavelength ,periodT ,andmaximumamplitudeA.Asnapshotofoneofthesewavestakenatacertain
timeisdisplayedinthefigurebelow.Lety1 (x, t) andy2 (x, t) representthedisplacementofeach
waveatpositionxattimet.Ifthesewavesweretobeinthesamelocation(x)atthesametime,
theywouldinterferewithoneanother.Thiswouldresultinasinglewavewithadisplacementy(x, t)
givenby
.
Thisequationstatesthatattimetthedisplacementy(x, t)oftheresultingwaveatpositionxisthe
algebraicsumofthedisplacementsofthewaves1and2atpositionxattimet.Whenthe
maximumdisplacementoftheresultingwaveislessthantheamplitudeoftheoriginalwaves,that
is,whenymax < A,thewavesaresaidtointerferedestructivelybecausetheresultissmallerthan
eitheroftheindividualwaves.Similarly,whenymax > A,thewavesaresaidtointerfere
constructivelybecausetheresultingwaveislargerthaneitheroftheindividualwaves.Noticethat
0 y
2A .
max
y(x, t) = y (x, t) + y (x, t)
1

PartA
Tofurtherexplorewhatthisequationmeans,considerfoursetsofidenticalwavesthatmoveinthe+xdirection.Aphotoistakenofeachwaveattimet
andisdisplayedinthefiguresbelow.
Rankthesesetsofwavesonthebasisofthemaximumamplitudeofthewavethatresultsfromtheinterferenceofthetwowavesineachset.
Rankfromlargestamplitudeonthelefttosmallestamplitudeontheright.Torankitemsasequivalent,overlapthem.
ANSWER:

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Whenidenticalwavesinterfere,theamplitudeoftheresultingwavedependsontherelativephaseofthetwowaves.Asillustratedbythesetof
waveslabeledA,whenthepeakofonewavealignswiththepeakofthesecondwave,thewavesareinphaseandproduceawavewiththelargest
possibleamplitude.Whenthepeakofonewavealignswiththetroughoftheotherwave,asillustratedinSetC,thewavesareoutofphaseby/2
andproduceawavewiththesmallestpossibleamplitude,zero!

PartB
Nowconsiderawavewhichispairedwithsevenotherwavesintosevenpairs.Thetwowavesineachpairingareidentical,exceptthatoneofthemis
shiftedrelativetotheotherinthepairbythedistanceshown:
A. (1/2)
B. 2
C. 5
D. (3/2)
E. 0
F. (17/2)
G. (6/2)
Identifywhichofthesevenpairswillinterfereconstructivelyandwhichwillinterferedestructively.Eachletterrepresentsapairofwaves.
Enterthelettersofthepairsthatcorrespondtoconstructiveinterferenceinalphabeticalorderandthelettersofthepairsthatcorrespondto
pairsthatinterferedestructivelyinalphabeticalorderseparatedbyacomma.ForexampleifpairsA,BandDinterfereconstructivelyandpairs
CandFinterferedestructivelyenterABD,CF.
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ANSWER:
BCEG,ADF

Correct
Doyounoticeapattern?WhenthephasedifferencebetweentwoidenticalwavescanbewrittenasmC ,wheremC =
waveswillinterfereconstructively.WhenthephasedifferencecanbeexpressedasmD (/2),wheremD = 1, 3,
interferedestructively.

,the
,thewaveswill

0, 1, 2, 3,
5,

Considerwhatwaterwaveslooklikewhenyouthrowarockintoalake.Thesewavesstartatthepointwheretherockenteredthewaterandtraveloutinall
directions.Whenviewedfromabove,thesewavescanbedrawnasshown,wherethesolidlines
representwavepeaksandtroughsarelocatedhalfwaybetweenadjacentpeaks.

PartC
Nowlookatthewavesemittedfromtwoidenticalsources(e.g.,twoidenticalrocksthatfallintoalakeatthesametime).Thesourcesemitidentical
wavesattheexactsametime.
IdentifywhetherthewavesinterfereconstructivelyordestructivelyateachpointAtoD.
ForpointsAtoDentereithercforconstructiveordfordestructiveinterference.ForexampleifconstructiveinterferenceoccursatpointsA,C
andD,anddestructiveinterferenceoccursatB,entercdcc.

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Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Recallthatconstructiveinterferenceoccurswhenthetwowavesareinphasewhentheyinterfere,sothatthepeak(ortrough)ofonewavealigns
withthepeak(ortrough)oftheotherwave.Destructiveinterferenceoccurswhenwavesare/2outofphasesothatthepeakofonewavealigns
withthetroughoftheotherwave.
Studythepicturetofindwhereeachtypeofinterferenceoccurs.
ANSWER:
ccdd

Correct
Eachwavetravelsadistanced 1 ord 2 fromitssourcetoreachPointB.Sincethedistancebetweenconsecutivepeaksisequalto ,fromthepictureyou
canseethatPointBis2awayfromSource1and3awayfromSource2.Thepathlengthdifference,d B ,isthedifferenceinthedistanceeachwave
travelstoreachPointB:
d B = d 1 d 2 = 2 3 = 1

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PartD
WhatarethepathlengthdifferencesatPointsA,C,andD(respectively,d A ,d C ,andd D )?
Enteryouranswersnumericallyintermsof separatedbycommas.Forexample,ifthe
pathlengthdifferencesatPointsA,C,andDare4,/2,and ,respectively,enter
4,.5,1.

ANSWER:
d A

,d C ,d D = 0,1.5,0.5 , ,

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KnowingthepathlengthdifferencehelpstoconfirmwhatyoufoundinPartC.WhenthepathlengthdifferenceismC ,where
m C = 0, 1, 2, 3, ,thewavesinterfereconstructively.Whenthepathlengthdifferenceis m D (/2),where m D = 1,
thewavesinterferedestructively.

3, 5,

PartE
WhatarethepathlengthdifferencesatPointsLtoP?
Enteryouranswersnumericallyintermsof separatedbycommas.Forexample,ifthe
pathlengthdifferencesatPointsL,M,N,O,andPare5,2, , ,and6,
3
2

respectively,enter5,2,1.5,1,6.

ANSWER:
d L

,d M ,d N ,d O ,d P = 1,1,1,1,1 , , , ,

Correct
EverypointalongthelineconnectingPointsLtoPcorrespondstoapathlengthdifferenced
wavesfromthetwosourcesinterfereconstructively.

.Thismeansthatateverypointalongthisline,

Thefigurebelowshowstwootherlinesofconstructiveinterference:Onecorrespondstoapathlengthdifferenced = ,andtheother
correspondstod = 0 .Itshouldmakesensethatthelinehalfwaybetweenthetwosourcescorrespondstoapathlengthdifferenceofzero,since
anypointonthislineisequallyfarfromeachsource.Noticethesymmetryaboutthed = 0 lineofthed = andthed = lines.

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Asimilarfigurecanbedrawnforthelinesofdestructiveinterference.Noticethatthepatternoflinesisstillsymmetricaboutthelinehalfwaybetween
thetwosourceshowever,thelinesalongwhichdestructiveinterferenceoccursfallmidwaybetweenadjacentlinesofconstructiveinterference.

ConstructiveandDestructiveInterferenceConceptualQuestion
Twosourcesofcoherentradiowavesbroadcastinginphasearelocatedasshownbelow.Eachgridsquareis0.5msquare,andtheradiosourcesbroadcast
at = 2.0 m .
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PartA
AtPointAistheinterferencebetweenthetwosourcesconstructiveordestructive?

Hint1.Pathlengthdifference
Sincethetwosourcesemitradiowavesinphase,theonlypossiblephasedifferencebetweenthewavesatvariouspointsisduetothedifferent
distancesthewaveshavetraveledtoreachthosepoints.Thedifferenceinthedistancestraveledbythetwowavesfromsourcetopointofinterest
istermedthepathlengthdifference.
Ifthepathlengthdifferenceisanintegermultipleofthewavelengthofthewaves,onewavewillpassthroughanintegernumberofcomplete
cyclesmorethantheotherwave,placingthetwowavesbackinperfectsynchronization,resultinginconstructiveinterference.Ifthepathlength
differenceisahalfintegermultipleofthewavelength,onewavewillbeonehalfofacycle,or180degrees ,outofphase,resultingindestructive
interference.

Hint2.Findthepathlengthdifference
WhatisthedistancefromtheleftsourcetoPointA,d A,lef t ?WhatisthedistancefromtherightsourcetoPointA,d A,right ?
Enterthedistancesinmetersseparatedbyacomma.
ANSWER:

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d A,lef t

,d A,right = 3,3 m,m

ANSWER:
constructive
destructive

Correct

PartB
AtPointBistheinterferencebetweenthetwosourcesconstructiveordestructive?

Hint1.Findthepathlengthdifference
WhatisthedistancefromtheleftsourcetoPointB,d B,lef t ?WhatisthedistancefromtherightsourcetoPointB,d B,right ?
Enterthedistancesinmetersseparatedbyacomma.
ANSWER:
d B,lef t

,d B,right = 1.5,4.5 m,m

ANSWER:
constructive
destructive

Correct
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PartC
AtPointCistheinterferencebetweenthetwosourcesconstructiveordestructive?
ANSWER:
constructive
destructive

Correct

PartD
AtPointDistheinterferencebetweenthetwosourcesconstructiveordestructive?
ANSWER:
constructive
destructive

Correct

FringesfromDifferentInterferingWavelengths
Coherentlightwithwavelength602nmpassesthroughtwoverynarrowslits,andtheinterferencepatternisobservedonascreenadistanceof3.00mfrom
theslits.Thefirstorderbrightfringeisadistanceof4.84mmfromthecenterofthecentralbrightfringe.

PartA
Forwhatwavelengthoflightwillthefirstorderdarkfringe(thefirstdarkfringenexttoacentralmaximum)beobservedatthissamepointonthescreen?
Expressyouranswerinmicrometers(notinnanometers).

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Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Forthisproblemwecanusethewavelengthofthefirstbeamoflight,aswellasthedimensionsoftheinterferencepatternthatitcreates,to
determinetheseparationd ofthetwoslits.Usingthisinformationandthedimensionsoftheinterferencepatternofthesecondbeamoflight,we
canthendeterminethesecondbeam'swavelength.

Hint2.Interferencepatternequation
Theequationfortheconstructiveinterferencefringesfromtwoslitsprojectedona
screenis
d sin( m ) = m

whered isthedistancebetweenthetwoslits, isthewavelengthoflight,and m is

theanglebetweenthemth constructivepeakandthecenterline.Notethat
m = 0, 1, 2, . . . .
Forthedestructiveinterferencepattern,onecanusetheequation
d sin(m ) = (m +

1
2

) ,

whereallthevariablesarethesameasforthecaseofconstructiveinterference.
Usingtheapproximationsin()

tan()

,whichisvalidforsmall ,willbehelpful.

Hint3.Correctordertousefordestructiveinterference
Youmighthavesomeconfusionaboutwhethertousem = 0orm = 1forthe"firstorder"destructiveinterferencefringe.Thecorrectwayto
lookatthesituationistousethemainequationfordestructiveinterference,
d sin() = (m +

andnotethatifweusem

= 1

,wegetthesameanswerasifweusem

arbitrarilydefinedtheequationwith(m +
darkfringe,wecanusem

= 0

andm

1
2

= 1

) insteadof (m

1
2

= 0

1
2

) ,

(justwithaminussign).Thisisduetothefactthatwehave

) ,whichwouldalsohaveworkedjustfine.Sincewearelookingforthefirst

.Bothgivethesameanswerforthemagnitudeoftheangleoffthecenterline.

ANSWER:

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1.20 m

Correct
Noticethattheansweristwicethefirstwavelength.Thismakessense,becausewearedealingwiththesamepointonthescreen,sothepath
difference,givenbyd sin(),isthesameforeachwavelength.Sincethefirstwavelength experiencesconstructiveinterference,thepath
differencemustequal .Therefore,forlightofwavelength2,thissamepathdifferenceisexactlyhalfofitswavelength,givingdestructive
interference.

AntireflectiveCoating
Athinfilmofpolystyreneisusedasanantireflectivecoatingforfabulite(knownasthesubstrate).Theindexofrefractionofthepolystyreneis1.49,andthe
indexofrefractionofthefabuliteis2.409.

PartA
Whatistheminimumthicknessoffilmrequired?Assumethatthewavelengthofthelightinairis450nanometers.
Expressyouranswerinnanometers.

Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
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Anantireflectivecoatingworksbecausedestructiveinterferenceoccursbetweenthelightthatisreflectedoffthesurfaceofthecoatingandthe
lightthatisreflectedoffthecoating/substrateinterface.Asaresult,thereisaspecificthicknessofcoatinginwhichacertainwavelengthof
reflectedlightwillexperiencedestructiveinterference.

Hint2.Whatisthephaseshift?
Whichstatementaccuratelydescribesthephaseshiftofthelightreflectedoffthecoating?

Hint1.Phaseshiftofreflectionoffdifferentmaterials
Recallthatiflightisreflectedoffasurfacethathasahigherindexofrefractionthanthatinwhichthelightrayisbeingpropagated,therewill
beahalfcyclephaseshift.Ifthelightreflectsoffasurfacewithlowerindexofrefractionthanthatinwhichitisbeingpropagated,itwillnot
experienceaphaseshift.
ANSWER:
Thelightreflectedoffthetopofthecoatinghasnophaseshift,whilethelightthatreflectsoffthebottomhasahalfwavephaseshift.
Thelightreflectedoffthetopofthecoatinghasahalfwavephaseshift,andthelightthatreflectsoffthebottomalsohasahalfwave
phaseshift.
Thelightreflectedoffthetopofthecoatinghasahalfwavephaseshift,whilethelightthatreflectsoffthebottomhasnophaseshift.
Thelightreflectedoffthetopofthecoatinghasnophaseshift,andthelightthatreflectsoffthebottomalsohasnophaseshift.

Hint3.Findthewavelengthoflightinthecoating

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Findthewavelength coating ofthelightasitpropagatesintheantireflectivecoating.

Expressyouranswerinnanometers.

Hint1.Speedoflightinamaterial
Recallthatthespeedoflightinamaterialwithindexofrefractionn isgivenby
v=

c
n

wherev isthespeedoflightinthematerialandcisthespeedoflightinvacuum.

Hint2.Relationbetweenspeedandfrequency
Thespeedv ofawaveisrelatedtoitsfrequencyf andwavelength viatheequationv = f .Thefrequencyofthelightcannotchange
asitpassesintoamaterial(orelsetherewouldbediscontinuitesovertime),sothewavelengthofthelightmustdecreasebyafactorofthe
indexofrefraction,relativetothewavelengthinvacuum,inorderforthecorrectvelocityoflightinthematerialtobeobtained.
ANSWER:
coating

= 302 nm

ANSWER:
75.5 nm

Correct

Problem26.22
Tworectangularpiecesofplaneglassarelaidoneupontheotheronatable.Athinstripofpaperisplacedbetweenthematoneedge,sothataverythin
wedgeofairisformed.Theplatesareilluminatedatnormalincidenceby548nmlightfromamercuryvaporlamp.Interferencefringesareformed,with16.0
f ringes/centimeter .

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PartA
Findtheangleofthewedge.
ANSWER:

= 2.51102

Allattemptsusedcorrectanswerdisplayed

Problem26.32
Lightofwavelength585nmfallsonaslit0.0666mmwide.

PartA
Onaverylargedistantscreen,howmanytotallydarkfringes(indicatingcompletecancellation)willtherebe,includingbothsidesofthecentralbright
spot?Solvethisproblemwithoutcalculatingalltheangles!(Hint:Whatisthelargestthatsin canbe?Whatdoesthistellyouisthelargestthatmcan
be?)
ANSWER:
N

= 226 f ringes

Correct

PartB
Atwhatanglewillthedarkfringethatismostdistantfromthecentralbrightfringeoccur?
ANSWER:
||

= 83.0

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Problem26.40
Lightofwavelength631nmpassesthroughadiffractiongratinghaving299lines/mm .

PartA
Whatisthetotalnumberofbrightspots(indicatingcompleteconstructiveinterference)thatwilloccuronalargedistantscreen?Solvethisproblem
withoutfindingtheangles.(Hint:Whatisthelargestthatsin canbe?Whatdoesthisimplyforthelargestvalueofm?)
Expressyouranswerasaninteger.
ANSWER:
11

Allattemptsusedcorrectanswerdisplayed

PartB
Whatistheangleofthebrightspotfarthestfromthecenter?
ANSWER:

= 70.6

AnswerRequested

Problem26.44
Electromagneticwavesofwavelength0.169nmfallonacrystalsurface.Astheangleofincidenceisgraduallyincreased,startingat0 ,youfindthatthe
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firststronginterferencemaximumoccurswhenthebeammakesanangleof21.4 withthesurfaceofthecrystalplanesintheBraggreflection.

PartA
Whatisthedistancebetweenthecrystalplanes?
ANSWER:
d

= 0.232 nm

AnswerRequested

PartB
Atwhatotherangleswillinterferencemaximaoccur?
ANSWER:

= 46.9

AnswerRequested

ResolvingDistantObjects
Consideratelescopewithasmallcircularapertureofdiameter2.0centimeters.

PartA
Iftwopointsourcesoflightarebeingimagedbythistelescope,whatisthemaximumwavelength atwhichthetwocanberesolvediftheirangular
separationis3.0 10 5 radians?
Expressyouranswerinnanometerstotwosignificantfigures.

Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
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Youaregiventheangularseparationbetweentwopointsourcesandthediameterofthecircularaperturethattheytravelthrough.Youwantto
knowatwhatwavelengthyouwilljustsatisfytheRayleighcriterion.Youalreadyknowtheangularseparationofthetwocentersofthediffraction
patterns(i.e.,theanglebetweenthetwosources).Therefore,youcanputthatangleandtheknowndiameterintotheequationforRayleigh's
criterionandthensolvefor .

Hint2.Rayleigh'scriterion
RecallthatRayleigh'scriterionforresolvabilitysaysthattwopointsourcesarejustresolvedwhenthecenterofone'sdiffractionpatterncoincides
withthefirstminimumoftheother'sdiffractionpattern.
Theangle 1 tothefirstminimumfromthecenterofadiffractionpatternmadebyacircularapertureofdiameterDisgivenbytheequation
sin(1 ) = 1.22

where isthewavelengthofthelightusedtomakethepattern.
ANSWER:

= 490 nm

Correct

PartB
Inthisapplet,changethesettingstomatchthesituationinPartA.Noticehowthediffractionpatternlookswhenthetwosourcesareattheresolution
limit(i.e.,justresolved).Nowchangethewavelengthto650nanometersandtheaperturediameterto1.5centimeters.Usetheapplettoroughly
determineatwhatangularseparationthetwopointsarejustresolved.
Expressyouranswerinradianstotwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
5.3105 rad

Correct

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PartC
Calculatetheangularseparation 1 atwhichtwopointsourcesofwavelength600nanometersarejustresolvedwhenviewedthroughacircularaperture
ofdiameter1.5centimeters.Usetheapplettocheckwhetheryouranswerisreasonable.
Expressyouranswerinradianstothreesignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
1

= 4.880105 rad

Correct
Rayleigh'scriterionisnotahardcutoffbetweenresolvableandunresolvable.Ifyoumovethesliderbackandforthbetween4.8 10 5 radiansand
5
5.0 10
radians,itisunlikelythatyouwillexclaim,"Wow!Pointsourcesseparatedby5.0 10 5 radiansareresolvedsowell!"However,
havingastandardtodecidewhetherameasurementisvalidisquiteimportant.Rayleigh'scriterionservesthispurposebygivingalowerboundfor
validitybelowwhichmeasurementsfromtwodifferentpointsourcesarenotgenerallyconsideredreliable.

Problem26.49:Resolutionoftheeye,I.
Evenifthelensesofoureyesfunctionedperfectly,ourvisionwouldstillbelimitedduetodiffractionoflightatthepupil.

PartA
UsingRayleigh'scriterion,whatisthesmallestobjectapersoncanseeclearlyathisnearpointof22.5cmwithapupil2.25mmindiameterandlightof
wavelength492nm?(Togetareasonableestimatewithouthavingtogothroughcomplicatedcalculations,we'llignoretheeffectofthefluidintheeye.)
ANSWER:
y

= 6.00102 mm

Correct

PartB
Baseduponyouranswer,doesitseemthatdiffractionplaysasignificantroleinlimitingourvisualacuity?
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ANSWER:
Yes.
No.

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Problem26.54:Coatingeyeglasslenses.
Eyeglasslensescanbecoatedontheinnersurfacestoreducethereflectionofstraylighttotheeye.

PartA
Ifthelensesaremediumflintglassofrefractiveindex1.62andthecoatingisfluoriteofrefractiveindex1.432,whatminimumthicknessoffilmisneeded
onthelensestocancellightofwavelength548nmreflectedtowardtheeyeatnormalincidence?
ANSWER:
t

= 95.7 nm

AnswerRequested

PartB
Willanyotherwavelengthsofvisiblelightbecancelledinthereflectedlight?
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Therearethreevisiblewavelengthsinairforwhichthereisdestructiveinterference.
Theonlyvisiblewavelengthinairforwhichthereisdestructiveinterferenceis550nm.
Therearetwovisiblewavelengthsinairforwhichthereisdestructiveinterference.
Therearenovisiblewavelengthsinairforwhichthereisdestructiveinterference.

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PartC
Willanyotherwavelengthsofvisiblelightbeenhancedinthereflectlight?
ANSWER:
Therearethreevisiblewavelengthsinairforwhichthereisconstructiveinterference.
Theonlyvisiblewavelengthinairforwhichthereisconstructiveinterferenceis550nm.
Therearetwootherwavelengthsinairforwhichthereisconstruciveinterference.
Therearenovisiblewavelengthsinairforwhichthereisconstructiveinterference.

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