Constructive interference happens when this condition is satisfied:
This means that the difference in the distance traveled by the waves, from the slit to the screen, is equal to the whole multiple of the wavelength.
If we say that the distance between two interference fringes is much smaller than the distance from the slit to the screen, we can use the following approximation:
Finally for the bright spots we have:
The spacing between bright spots is:
This means that the difference in the distance traveled by the waves, from the slit to the screen, is equal to the whole multiple of the wavelength.
If we say that the distance between two interference fringes is much smaller than the distance from the slit to the screen, we can use the following approximation:
Finally for the bright spots we have:
The spacing between bright spots is:
