Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 28 - Physical Optics: Interference and Diffraction - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 1005: 33

Answer

$493nm$ and $658nm$

Work Step by Step

We know that $\lambda_{vaccum}=\frac{2n_f t}{m}$.....eq(1) We plug in the values for $m$; that is, $m=1,2,34,5,6.....$ for $m=1$ eq(1) becomes $\lambda_{vacuum}=\frac{2(1.33)(742\times 10^{-9}m)}{1}=1973.7nm$ for $m=2$ $\lambda_{vacuum}=\frac{(2)(1.33)(742\times 10^{-9}m)}{2}=986.8nm$ for $m=3$ $\lambda_{vacuum}=\frac{(2)(1.33)(742\times 10^{-9}m)}{3}=658nm$ for $m=4$ $\lambda_{vacuum}=\frac{(2)(1.33)(742\times 10^{-9}m)}{4}=493nm$ for $m=5$ $\lambda_{vacuum}=\frac{(2)(1.33)(742\times 10^{-9}m)}{5}=394.7nm$ for $m=6$ $\lambda_{vacuum}=\frac{(2)(1.33)(742\times 10^{-9}m)}{6}=329nm$ Now the visible wavelengths that are constructively reflected are $493nm$ and $658nm$.
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