Optics Youngs Interference Experiment
Young’s Interference Experiment
| Concept | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Interference of light | Two beams of light can interfere with each other, producing bright and dark fringes on a screen. |
| Two coherent sources | Young’s experiment requires two coherent sources of light. These are sources that produce waves with the same wavelength and a constant phase difference. |
| Double slit | The experiment is performed by shining a beam of light through two closely spaced slits. The slits act as two coherent sources of light. |
| Interference fringes | The light from the two slits interferes with each other, producing bright and dark fringes on a screen placed behind the slits. |
| Fringe pattern | The fringe pattern consists of a series of bright and dark fringes, with the central fringe being the brightest. |
| Path difference | The path difference between the waves from the two slits determines the position of the fringes. |
| Fringe width | The width of the fringes depends on the wavelength of light and the distance between the slits. |
| Double slit interference | Explains wave nature of light. |
