Question
A thin layer of glass (n = 1.50) floats on a transparent liquid (n = 1.34). The glass is illuminated from above by light with a wavelength, in air, of 5.80 x 102 nm. Calculate the minimum thickness of the glass, in nanometres, other than zero, capable of producing destructive interference in the reflected light. Draw a diagram as part of your solution.
Expert Solution
This question has been solved!
Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.
Step by stepSolved in 2 steps with 2 images
Knowledge Booster
Similar questions
- 9. Two light waves are initially in-phase and have the same wavelength of 638 nm in air. They enter and then exit two equal length (L) parallel layers of glass with n₁ = 1.67 (layer 1) and n₂ = 1.61 (layer 2) as shown below. When the two waves exit the glass into the air, they have a phase difference of 3π/2 radians between them. Find the minimum length L for which this can occur. layer 1 layer 2 → Larrow_forwardA tempered glass is placed atop a phone screen (n=1.52). Green light (540 nm) is incident from air onto the tempered glass (1.60). What is the minimum thickness of the tempered glass for the incident light to appear constructively? 0 [nm] 632 [nm] 169 [nm] 84 [nm]arrow_forwardanswer for the second twoarrow_forward
- White light hits the surface of a thin film (n = 1.6) perpendicularly. There is air on both sides of the membrane. The wavelengths 504 nm and 672 nm are missing from the reflected light. a) What is the minimum thickness of the thin film? b) Which wavelengths are strongly visible in the reflected light?arrow_forwardThe nonreflective coating on a camera lens with an index of refraction of 1.23 is designed to minimize the reflection of 625-nm light. If the lens glass has an index of refraction of 1.51, what is the minimum thickness of the coating that will accomplish this task? X Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. marrow_forwardYou measure three segments of the distance between a diffraction slit an the screen on which the pattern forms: x1 = (15.8 ± 0.2) cm, x2 = (6.7 ± 0.1) cm, and x3 = (11.3 ± 0.1). What is the uncertainty of the total distance x1 + x2 + x3? Group of answer choices 0.4 cm 0.5 cm 0.2 cm 0.3 cm 0.1 cmarrow_forward
- A thin film of glycerin (n = 1.473) of thickness 475 nm with air on both sides is illuminated with white light at near normal incidence. What wavelengths will be strongly reflected in the range 300 nm to 700 nm? nm (smallest value) nm nm (largest value) Need Help? Read Itarrow_forwardYou wish to make an anti-reflective coating from a material with index of refraction 1.09 to put on top of glass with an index of refraction 1.56. What is the minimum thickness of the coating that will produce destructive interference for light of wavelength 455.0 nm? Answer in units of nm.arrow_forwardA sodium light, having wavelength 589.3 nm, is used to view a soap film to make it look black when directed perpendicular to the film. What is the minimum thickness of the soap film if the index of refraction of soap solution is 1.38?arrow_forward
- A thin film of glass (n = 1.66) of thickness 0.365 um is viewed under white light at near normal incidence. What wavelength of visible light is most strongly reflected by the film when surrounded by air? (Visible light ranges from 400 to 700 nm.) nm Additional Materialsarrow_forwardYou have been tasked with designing an anti-reflective coating for a camera lens. If the material you are using for the thin film, the antireflective coating has an n=1.38, and a coating is designed to eliminate reflected light of 550 nm in air when incident normally on glass (n=1.50), what thickness should the film be? A: what color would the lens look like B: why does this effect indicate that light behaves like a wave I already know the thickness, it is 99.6. I need help with parts A and B.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
arrow_forward_ios