Optics Question 879

Question: In a Young’s double slit experiment, the two slits act as coherent sources of wave of equal amplitude A and wavelength X. In another experiment with the same arrangement the two slits are made to act as incoherent sources of waves of same amplitude and wavelength. If the intensity at the middle point of the screen in the first case is I1 and in the second case is I2 , then the ratio I1I2 is

Options:

A) 2

B) 1

C) 0.5

D) 4

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

[a] For coherent sources : I1=4I0 .

For incoherent sources I2=2I0

I1I2=21



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