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WAVE OPTICS - SHEET: 6(Lecture-6)
1. A parallel beam of light of wavelength 560 nm falls on a thin film of oil (refractive index = 1.4). What should be
the minimum thickness of the film so that it strongly reflects the light?

2. A parallel beam of white light is incident normally on a water film 1.0  104 cm thick. Find the wavelength in
the visible range (400 nm-700 nm) which are strongly transmitted by the film. Refractive index of water = 1.33.

3. A soap film of thickness 0.0011 mm appears dark when seen by the reflected light of wavelength 580 nm.
What is the index of refraction of the soap solution, if it is known to be between 1.2 and 1.5?

4. A glass surface is coated by an oil film of uniform thickness 1.00  104 cm. The index of refraction of the oil is
1.25 and that of the glass is 1.50. Find the wavelengths of light in the visible region (400 nm-750 nm) which
are completely transmitted by the oil film under normal incidence.

5. Two monochromatic coherent sources of wavelength 5000 Å are P

placed along the line normal to the screen as shown in the figure.
(a) Determine the condition for maxima at the point P.
O
(b) Find the order of the central bright fringe if
S1 S2
d = 0.5 mm, D = 1 m.
d D

6. The outer surface of a transparent glass slab of refractive index S = 1.5 is coated by a thin layer of
transparent medium of refractive index C = 1.6. Orange light of wave length 6400 Å fall normally on the coat.
The reflected light at the upper surface and at the lower surface of the coat interfere destructively. If thickness
of the coat is 5K  108 m, calculate the minimum value of K.

7. White light is incident normally on a glass plate of thickness 0.50  106 and index of refraction 1.50. Which
wavelengths in the visible region (400 nm-700 nm) are strongly reflected by the plate?
8. There are two transparent media (1) and (2) with refractive
(A)
indices 1 and  2 .  1 2  A light ray is entering from medium
(B)
(1) to medium (2) at angle of incidence i. Thickness of
medium (2) is t. Two light rays A and B are forming i
interference pattern as shown in figure. Then minimum (1) 1
thickness of medium (2) so that rays A and B are interfering
2 (2)
 t r
fully constructive, is of the form . Find the value
Bo  2 cos r
1
of B0 . where r is angle of refraction for ray entering medium

(2) from medium (1) and  is wavelength of light in air.

9. A long narrow horizontal slit is placed 1 mm above a horizontal plane mirror. The interference between the
light coming directly from the slit and that after reflection is seen on a screen 1.0 m away from the slit. Find the
fringe-width if the light used has wavelength of 700 nm.
10. Two point monochromatic and coherent sources of light of wavelength  are
placed on the dotted line in front of an infinite screen. The source emit waves
in phase with each other. The distance between S1 and S2 is d while their
distance from the screen is much larger :
3
(A) If d is , at O minima will be observed
2
11 3 th
(B) If d is then intensity at O will be of maximum intensity
6 4
7 3 th
(C) If d is 3 O will be a maxima (D) If d is the intensity at will be of maximum intensity
6 4

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11. In the figure shown A and B are two thin transparent slabs of refractive air
indices 1 and 2 (2 > 1) and there is no gap between A and B. A beam of
t1 A 1
light of wavelength  falls on A normally. A part of it reflects at upper face
and a part reflects at the interface of A and B and then come back to the t2 B 2
previous medium. Find the phase difference between two reflected waves air
at a particular point at any time t

12. White light (wavelength 4000-7000A) is incident normally on a glass plate of thickness one micron and
refractive index 1.5. Find number of strongly reflected wavelengths by the plate

WAVE OPTICS - SHEET: 6(Lecture-6)

ANSWERS
1. 100 nm 2. 443 nm, 532 nm and 666 nm
3. 1.32 4. 445 nm, 556 nm, 714 nm
5. (a) The optical path difference at P is P
p = S1P  S2P = d cos 
y
2
Since cos  = 1  when  is small.  O
2
S1 S2
 2 
Therefore, p = d  1   d D
 2 
 y2 
= d 1  2
 where D + d  D
 2D 
th  n 
For n maxima, p = n  y = D 2 1 
 d 
(b) At the central maxima,  = 0
d 0.5
 p = d = n or n =   1000
 0.5  103
6. 4
7. The light of wavelength  is strongly reflected if
 1
2d   n    ..(i)
 2
for  = 400 nm, n = 3.25
For  = 700 nm, n = 1.66
Thus, within 400 nm to 700 nm the integer n can take the value 2 and 3. Putting these value of n in (i) the
wavelength become
4d
= = 600 nm and 429 nm.
2n  1
Thus, light of wavelength 429 nm and 600 nm are strongly reflected.
8. 4

n.  2 2 t cosr 
2
9. 0.35 mm
10. A, B, C, D
For maxima d = n
For minima d = (n + 1/2)
3 th  1 
For intensity of maximum d =  n  
4  32
4 41t1
11. 1t1  = , path difference 2  i t i
 
12. 3
 1
2t =  n  
 2
for  = 4000A, n = 6.5
and for  = 7000A n = 3.32
There are three integers between the two values of n.

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EXTRA
6. For an equilateral prism, it is observed that when a ray strikes grazingly at one face it emerges grazingly at
the other. Find the refractive index of the prism

6. 2
sin 900
= 2
sin 300 900
300

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