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Moving mirror M2of a Michelson interferometer a distance of 100μmcauses500bright-dark-bright fringe shifts. What is the wavelength of the light?

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Wavelength of the light is400nm

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01

Wavelength

The wavelength of a waveform signal conveyed in space or down a wire is the distance between identical points (consecutive crests) in adjacent cycles.

This length is commonly stated in meters (m), centimeters (cm), or millimeters (mm) in wireless systems (mm).

02

Find Wavelength

The wavelength utilized in the Michelson interferometer experiment can be expressed as

Δm=2ΔLλ

⇒λ=2ΔLΔm

In our numerical example, we have

λ=2×1×10-4m500

=4×10-7m

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