Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 35 - Interference - Problems - Page 1074: 9a

Answer

$L=1.55\mu m$

Work Step by Step

We know that; $(N_2-N_1)\lambda=L(n_2-n1)$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $0.5(620=L(1.65-1.45))$ $L=1550nm=1.55\times 10^3\times 10^{-9}=1.55\times 10^{-6}=1.55\mu m$
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