FIGURE 24-33 (a) Light rays reflected from the upper and lower surfaces of a thin wedge of air (between two glass plates) interfere to produce bright and dark bands. (b) Pattern observed when glass plates are optically flat; (c) pattern when plates are not so flat. See Example 24-10. A в (а) |(b) (c)
FIGURE 24-33 (a) Light rays reflected from the upper and lower surfaces of a thin wedge of air (between two glass plates) interfere to produce bright and dark bands. (b) Pattern observed when glass plates are optically flat; (c) pattern when plates are not so flat. See Example 24-10. A в (а) |(b) (c)
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A fine metal foil separates one end of two pieces of
optically flat glass, as in Fig. 24–33. When light of wavelength 670 nm is incident normally, 24 dark bands are
observed (with one at each end). How thick is the foil?
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