In the figure, a light wave along ray r, reflects once from a mirror and a light wave along ray r2 reflects twice from that same mirror and once from a tiny mirror at distance L from the bigger mirror. (Neglect the slight tilt of the rays.) The waves have wavelength 660 nm and are initially exactly out of phase. What are the (a) smallest, (b) second smallest, and (c) third smallest values of L that result in the final waves being exactly in phase? (a) Number i Units nm (b) Number i Units nm (c) Number Units nm

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In the figure, a light wave along ray r, reflects once from a mirror and a light wave along ray r2 reflects twice from that same mirror and
once from a tiny mirror at distance L from the bigger mirror. (Neglect the slight tilt of the rays.) The waves have wavelength 660 nm
and are initially exactly out of phase. What are the (a) smallest, (b) second smallest, and (c) third smallest values of L that result in the
final waves being exactly in phase?
(a) Number
i
Units
nm
(b) Number
Units
nm
(c) Number
i
Units
nm
Transcribed Image Text:In the figure, a light wave along ray r, reflects once from a mirror and a light wave along ray r2 reflects twice from that same mirror and once from a tiny mirror at distance L from the bigger mirror. (Neglect the slight tilt of the rays.) The waves have wavelength 660 nm and are initially exactly out of phase. What are the (a) smallest, (b) second smallest, and (c) third smallest values of L that result in the final waves being exactly in phase? (a) Number i Units nm (b) Number Units nm (c) Number i Units nm
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Wavelength,λ=660nm

The difference in the paths taken by the two waves is referred to as the path difference. The path difference and phase difference have a direct relationship. They have direct proportionality.

Destructive interference is a type of interference that happens when the two interfering waves have a displacement in the opposite direction at any point along with the medium.

 

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