Michelson Interferometer and Applications
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What phenomenon can be explained by the wave nature of light?

  • Refraction
  • Diffraction (correct)
  • Reflection
  • Polarization
  • What type of pattern is produced when light passes through a narrow slit and creates a diffraction pattern on a screen?

  • A single bright spot at the center
  • A series of concentric circles
  • A broad intense central band (central maximum) flanked by less intense bright fringes and intervening dark bands (correct)
  • A uniform distribution of light
  • According to Huygens’s principle, what does each portion of the slit act as?

  • A lens
  • A mirror
  • An absorber of light waves
  • A source of light waves (correct)
  • What is observed at θ = 0˚ in the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern?

    <p>A bright fringe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for creating the diffraction pattern when light passes through a narrow opening onto a screen?

    <p>Wave theory of light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What other types of waves exhibit the property of diffraction, similar to light?

    <p>Sound and water waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is seen at the center of the diffraction pattern when light passes through a narrow slit?

    <p>A bright spot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of pattern is seen on the screen when light passes through a narrow opening and creates a Fraunhofer diffraction pattern?

    <p>'A pattern of bright and dark fringes'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of pattern is observed along the axis at θ = 0˚ in the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern?

    <p>'A bright fringe'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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