A square aperture with a side of length 0.5 mm is illuminated at normal incidence with a parallel beam of coherent light of wavelength 550 nm. According to Fraunhofer diffraction theory, at what distance from the aperture would the diffraction pattern have a central maximum with a width also equal to 0.5 mm? What can you say about the Fraunhofer condition under these circumstances?
A square aperture with a side of length 0.5 mm is illuminated at normal incidence with a parallel beam of coherent light of wavelength 550 nm. According to Fraunhofer diffraction theory, at what distance from the aperture would the diffraction pattern have a central maximum with a width also equal to 0.5 mm? What can you say about the Fraunhofer condition under these circumstances?
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![A square aperture with a side of length 0.5 mm is illuminated at normal incidence with
a parallel beam of coherent light of wavelength 550 nm. According to Fraunhofer
diffraction theory, at what distance from the aperture would the diffraction pattern
have a central maximum with a width also equal to 0.5 mm? What can you say about
the Fraunhofer condition under these circumstances?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fad7ee2ad-94ac-4f0a-9cf2-d41d8b68cfea%2F0ec6ce3a-a7d1-4605-a898-cd0a50046c29%2Fm9m7e4_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A square aperture with a side of length 0.5 mm is illuminated at normal incidence with
a parallel beam of coherent light of wavelength 550 nm. According to Fraunhofer
diffraction theory, at what distance from the aperture would the diffraction pattern
have a central maximum with a width also equal to 0.5 mm? What can you say about
the Fraunhofer condition under these circumstances?
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