Rpho 2023 T3-Eng
Rpho 2023 T3-Eng
Rpho 2023 T3-Eng
Problem 3: Diffraction
Determine the ratio between the intensities of the central maxima in the
a. diffraction patterns for two slits of width a and b respectively if they are 1 point
illuminated with the same beam of coherent monochromatic light.
Consider a diffraction grating made up of a sequence of identical equidistant slits.
What relationship exists between the intensities of the main maxima of the 1st
order obtained with the help of two complementary diffraction gratings (both
having the same constant l, the distance between the center of one slit and the
b. 1 point
center of the adjacent slit), and slit widths a and respectively l-a)? It is considered
that the diffraction gratings are illuminated with the same beam of coherent
monochromatic light.
P2 α P1
Determine this angle for a grating with 𝑛 = 2000 grooves/mm which forms the
d. 1st order maximum in the direction of the incident beam for the wavelength 1 point
𝜆0 = 500 nm and this maximum is the brightest from the diffraction pattern.
The grating from (d) is used in a monochromator in which the diffraction spectrum is projected
onto the exit slit with a concave mirror having the radius of curvature 𝑅 = 1 m.
Determine the spectral width 𝛥𝜆 and the coherence length of the beam that
comes out of the monochromator if it is illuminated with white light, the slit has 3
e.
the width 𝑑 = 20 μm, and the central wavelength is 𝜆0 = 500 nm. Calculate their points
numerical values.
Note. The normal incidence on the slits and gratings is considered only for a., b., c. Diffraction in parallel
light is considered.
Problem proposed by
Dr. Marian Băzăvan, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania