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    The document discusses key concepts in wave optics including Young's double-slit experiment, interference and diffraction of light, polarization, and Brewster's law. It provides explanations of these topics and example problems calculating fringe widths and separations based on the principles of wave optics.

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    The document discusses key concepts in wave optics including Young's double-slit experiment, interference and diffraction of light, polarization, and Brewster's law. It provides explanations of these topics and example problems calculating fringe widths and separations based on the principles of wave optics.

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    Important Questions on Wave Optics

    1. Define wave optics and differentiate it from ray optics.

    2. Explain the principle of superposition of waves.

    3. Describe Young's double-slit experiment and derive the expression for fringe width.

    4. What is interference of light? Explain the conditions necessary for sustained interference.

    5. Explain the concept of coherent sources. Why are coherent sources required for interference?

    6. Derive the conditions for constructive and destructive interference.

    7. Discuss the concept of diffraction of light and differentiate between Fresnel and Fraunhofer

    diffraction.

    8. Derive the expression for the angular width of the central maximum in a single-slit diffraction

    pattern.

    9. Explain the phenomenon of polarization of light and describe the methods to achieve polarization.

    10. Explain Brewster's law and derive the Brewster angle.

    11. Explain the working and application of a polaroid.

    12. What is diffraction of light? Explain the difference between interference and diffraction.

    13. Derive the conditions for the intensity of light at a point in Young's double-slit experiment.

    14. Explain the difference between constructive and destructive interference using diagrams.

    15. Describe the formation of interference fringes in Young's double-slit experiment.


    Numerical Problems on Young's Double-Slit Experiment
    1. In a Young's double-slit experiment, the distance between the slits is 0.5 mm, and the distance

    between the slits and the screen is 1.5 m. If the wavelength of the light used is 600 nm, calculate the

    fringe width.

    2. In a Young's double-slit experiment, the distance between the slits is 0.25 mm, and the distance

    between the slits and the screen is 1.0 m. If 10 fringes occupy 2 cm on the screen, find the

    wavelength of light used.

    3. In a Young's double-slit experiment, the wavelength of light used is 500 nm, and the distance

    between the slits is 0.4 mm. The distance between the slits and the screen is 2.0 m. Calculate the

    separation between the central bright fringe and the third bright fringe.

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