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    Intensity Distribution in Plane Transmission Grating (Due To N Slits)

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    This document discusses intensity distribution in plane transmission gratings due to multiple slits. It explains that: 1) The intensity at a point is determined by applying Fraunhofer diffraction theory to waves from each slit, with the path difference between waves determining their phase difference and interference. 2) For N slits, there are N diffracted waves that interfere, producing a distribution of bright and dark fringes called principal maxima and minima. 3) The principal maxima occur when the path difference is an integer multiple of the wavelength and are the brightest, while (N-1) minima occur between each pair of maxima.

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    This document discusses intensity distribution in plane transmission gratings due to multiple slits. It explains that: 1) The intensity at a point is determined by applying Fraunhofer diffraction theory to waves from each slit, with the path difference between waves determining their phase difference and interference. 2) For N slits, there are N diffracted waves that interfere, producing a distribution of bright and dark fringes called principal maxima and minima. 3) The principal maxima occur when the path difference is an integer multiple of the wavelength and are the brightest, while (N-1) minima occur between each pair of maxima.

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    This document discusses intensity distribution in plane transmission gratings due to multiple slits. It explains that: 1) The intensity at a point is determined by applying Fraunhofer diffraction theory to waves from each slit, with the path difference between waves determining their phase difference and interference. 2) For N slits, there are N diffracted waves that interfere, producing a distribution of bright and dark fringes called principal maxima and minima. 3) The principal maxima occur when the path difference is an integer multiple of the wavelength and are the brightest, while (N-1) minima occur between each pair of maxima.

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    Intensity Distribution in Plane Transmission Grating (Due To N Slits)

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    This document discusses intensity distribution in plane transmission gratings due to multiple slits. It explains that: 1) The intensity at a point is determined by applying Fraunhofer diffraction theory to waves from each slit, with the path difference between waves determining their phase difference and interference. 2) For N slits, there are N diffracted waves that interfere, producing a distribution of bright and dark fringes called principal maxima and minima. 3) The principal maxima occur when the path difference is an integer multiple of the wavelength and are the brightest, while (N-1) minima occur between each pair of maxima.

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    Intensity distribution in Plane Transmission Grating (Due to N slits)

       The intensity at Point P1 can be understood by applying Fraunhofer diffraction theory due to single slit
     The wavelets starting form all points in a single slit along direction are equivalent to a single wave of
    amplitude starting from the middle point of a slit, where .
     For N slits, there are N diffracted waves, each from a slit.
     The path difference between waves from two consecutive slits is, so phase difference
    between the waves will be .
    Let
    The resultant amplitude of N waves, each of amplitude and have common phase difference ,
    will be .
    Therefore Intensity will be,

    Note:
    The quantity gives distribution of intensity as the effect of a single slit.
    Factor gives the distribution of intensity due to interference as the combined effect of all slits.

    Wave Optics 1
    Principal Maxima

      For Imax, , or , where n=0,1,2,3,4……


    But at same instant also, hence the factor will become indeterminate.
    By L’ Hospital’s Rule,

    Therefore,

    Hence, Resultant Intensity will be,


    .
    So maxima are more intense and are called Principal Maxima.
    The maxima are obtained for , where n=0,1,2,3,4……,
    The path difference for maxima is given by, so for n=0, maxima corresponds for central maxima.
    For n=1,2,3,4……, we get 1st , 2nd 3rd … etc order of principal maxima. sign stands for two principal maxima lying
    on either sides of zero order maxima.

    Wave Optics 2
    Minima

      get series of minima For , but


    We
    So for Minima,

    Or

    Where, m has all integral values except 0, N, 2N, ……nN. Because for these values and we get
    principal maxima. Hence gives minima.

    Hence (N-1) equidistant minima are obtained between zero order and principal Maxima

    Secondary Maxima
      As N-1 minima occurs between two adjacent maxima, there must be N-2 other maxima occurs between two
    adjacent principal maxima, which are known as secondary maxima.
    For position of secondary maxima, differentiating intensity equation with respect to and then equating to zero.

    Therefore,

    Wave Optics 3
     

    The intensity of secondary maxima,

    As N increases, intensity of secondary maxima relative to principal maxima decreases

    Wave Optics 4
    Intensity due to single slit

    Intensity due to double slit

    Resultant intensity due to N slit in Grating

    Wave Optics 5

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