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5 March, 09:09

One of the mirrors of a Michelson interferometer is moved, and a shift of 140 fringes in the output pattern occurs. If the device is illuminated with 500 nm light, how far was the mirror moved

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  1. 5 March, 11:43
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    0.035mm

    Explanation:

    Given; wavelength λ = 500nm = 0.0005mm, Number of fringe m = 140, d = ?

    In Michelson interferometer, distance moved by the mirror is given by,

    d = m*λ/2

    d = 140*0.0005/2 = 0.035mm
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