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Interference and DiffractionPhysics
Mrs. Coyle
Light’s Nature
• Wave nature (electromagnetic wave)
• Particle nature (bundles of energy called photons)
Past- Separate Theories of Either Wave or Particle Nature
• Corpuscular theory of Newton (1670)
• Light corpuscles have mass and travel at extremely high speeds in straight lines
• Huygens (1680)
• Wavelets-each point on a wavefront acts as a source for the next wavefront
Why was it difficult to prove the wave part of the nature of light?
Proofs of Wave Nature
• Thomas Young's Double Slit Experiment (1807) bright (constructive) and dark (destructive)
fringes seen on screen • Thin Film Interference Patterns
• Poisson/Arago Spot (1820) • Diffraction fringes seen within and around a
small obstacle or through a narrow opening
Proof of Particle Nature:The Photoelectric Effect
• Albert Einstein 1905• Light energy is quantized• Photon is a quantum or packet of energy
The Photoelectric Effect
• Heinrich Hertz first observed the photoelectric effect in 1887
• Einstein explained it in 1905 and won the Nobel prize for this.
Thomas Young’s Double Slit Interference Experiment
• Showed an interference pattern
• Measured the wavelength of the light
Two Waves Interfering
Young’s Double SlitInterference Pattern
http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/USEM/SciImg/home_files/introduction_files/doubleslit.jpg
For Constructive Interference:
The waves must arrive to the point of study in phase.
So their path difference must be integral multiples of the wavelength:
L= n
n=0,1,2,3,………
For destructive interference:
, the waves must arrive to the point of study out of phase.
So the path difference must be an odd multiple of /2:
L= n m=1/2,3/2,5/2,….
Typical Question
• Where is the first location of constructive or destructive interference?
Fo Constructive Interference of Waves from Two Sources
x=Ltan
sinL/d
L=n
For small angles:Lsin~Ltan
dsinn
ndx L
d
L
x
n=0,1,2,3,…
Double Slit Interference
dsinn
ndx L
Constructive (brights) n=0,1,2,3,…..Destructive (darks) n=1/2, 3/2, 5/2,…..
Note:To find maximum # of fringes set to 90o for n.
Question
• How does x change with wavelength?
• How does x change with slit distance?
ProblemTwo slits are 0.05 m apart. A laser of
wavelength 633nm is incident to the slits.
A screen is placed 2m from the slits.
a) Calculate the position of the first and second bright fringe.
b) What is the maximum number of destructive interference spots there can be on either side of the central maximum?
Diffraction Grating
http://des.memphis.edu/lurbano/vpython/matter_interactions/spectrum/spectrum_02.jpg
Diffraction Grating• Large number of equally spaced parallel slits.• Equations are same as for double slit interference
but first calculate the d (slit separation) from the grating density, N.
d=1/N , N slits per unit length
dsinnndx
L
Constructive (brights) n=0,1,2,3,…..Destructive (darks) n=1/2, 3/2, 5/2,…..
Problem
A neon laser of wavelength 633nm is pointed
at a diffraction grating of 3000lines/cm. Find the angle where the first bright occurs.
(Hint: slit separation d is inverse of grating density)
Diffraction
Wave bends as it passes an obstacle.
Diffraction through a Narrow Slit Each part of the slit acts as a point source
that interferes with the others.
(Based on Huygens Principle)
Diffraction from Narrow Slit
wsinn nw y
L w: is the width of the slit
Destructive (dark fringes): m=0,1,2,3,….
Questions
• How does x change with the width?
• How does x change with the wavelength
Diffraction around a Penny and Poison Spot
Example of Diffraction