Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 35 - Interference - Problems - Page 1074: 1b

Answer

The tiny mirror needs to be moved away another $~~310~nm$

Work Step by Step

In part (a), we found that the smallest value of $L$ is $155~nm$ The path length difference is $2L$ To be exactly out of phase, the path length difference is $~~(\frac{\lambda}{2}+m~\lambda)$, where $m$ is some integer We can find the second smallest value of $L$: $2L = \frac{\lambda}{2}+\lambda$ $L = \frac{3\lambda}{4}$ $L = \frac{(3)(620~nm)}{4}$ $L = 465~nm$ Therefore, the tiny mirror needs to be moved away another $~~310~nm$
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