Question

A beam of light from a laser illuminates a glass how long will a short pulse of light beam take to travel the length of the glass.

Answer 1

Answer:

The time of short pulse of light beam is $2.37\times10^{-9}\ sec$

Explanation:

Given that,

A beam of light from a laser illuminates a glass.

Suppose, the length of piece is $L=25.21\times10^{-2}\ m$

Index of refraction is 2.83.

We need to calculate the speed of light pulse in glass

Using formula of speed

$v=\dfrac{c}{\mu}$

Put the value into the formula

$v=\dfrac{3\times10^{8}}{2.83}$

$v=1.06\times10^{8}\ m/s$

We need to calculate the time of short pulse of light beam

Using formula of velocity

$v=\dfrac{d}{t}$

$t=\dfrac{d}{v}$

Put the value into the formula

$t=\dfrac{25.21\times10^{-2}}{1.06\times10^{8}}$

$t=2.37\times10^{-9}\ sec$

Hence, The time of short pulse of light beam is $2.37\times10^{-9}\ sec$