Two lasers are shining on a double slit, with slit separation d. Laser 1 has a wavelength of d/20, whereas laser 2 has a wavelength of d/15. The lasers produce separate interference patterns on a screen a distance 4.90m away from the slits

a)What is the distance Δymax−max between the first maxima (on the same side of the central maximum) of the two patterns?

b)What is the distance Δymax−min between the second maximum of laser 1 and the third minimum of laser 2, on the same side of the central maximum?

1 answer

a) Δymax−max = d/10

b) Δymax−min = d/5