Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 39 - Wave Functions and Uncertainty - Exercises and Problems - Page 1177: 42

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$$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ The center frequency is given by $$ f_0 = \frac{c}{\lambda_0} $$ where $ c $ is the speed of light and the $ \lambda_0 $ is the wavelength. Plugging the known: $$ f_0 = \frac{3.0 \times 10^8}{600 \times 10^{-9}} =\color{red}{\bf 5.0 \times 10^{14} }\; \text{Hz} $$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [b]}$$ The number of cycles $ N $ is given by $$ N =\dfrac{\Delta t}{T}= f_0 \cdot \Delta t $$ where $ \Delta t $ is the pulse duration and $T$ is the time period of the center frequency where $T=1/f_0$ Plugging the known: $$ N = (5.0 \times 10^{14} ) (6.0 \times 10^{-15} ) = \color{red}{\bf 3.0} \; \text{cycles} $$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [c]}$$ The relationship between the pulse duration $ \Delta t $ and the frequency range $ \Delta f $ (bandwidth) is given by t $$ \Delta f \Delta t \approx 1 $$ Hence, $$\Delta f\approx \frac{1}{\Delta t}$$ Plug the known; $$ \Delta f = \frac{1}{\Delta t} = \frac{1}{6.0 \times 10^{-15} } = \bf 1.67 \times 10^{14} \; \text{Hz} $$ Thus, the range of frequencies $ \Delta f $ is approximately $ 1.67 \times 10^{14} \; \text{Hz} $. The pulse consists of frequencies in the range: $$ f_0 - \frac{\Delta f}{2} \leq f \leq f_0 + \frac{\Delta f}{2} $$ So the range of frequencies is: $$ (5.0 \times 10^{14} - 0.835 \times 10^{14}) \leq f \leq (5.0 \times 10^{14} + 0.835 \times 10^{14}) $$ $$\color{red}{\bf 4.165 \times 10^{14} }\; \text{Hz} \leq f \leq \color{red}{\bf 5.835 \times 10^{14} }\; \text{Hz} $$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [d]}$$ The spatial length $ L $ of the pulse is the distance the light travels during the time $ \Delta t $, so $$ L = c \Delta t $$ Plugging the known; $$ L = (3.0 \times 10^8 ) \times (6.0 \times 10^{-15} ) = 1.8 \times 10^{-6} \; \text{m} = \color{red}{\bf 1.8} \; \mu\text{m} $$ Thus, the spatial length of the laser pulse is **1.8 micrometers (µm)**. $$\color{blue}{\bf [e]}$$ See the graph below.
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