Given Information:
Wavelength of the red laser = λr = 632.8 nm
Distance between bright fringes due to red laser = yr = 5 mm
Distance between bright fringes due to laser pointer = yp = 5.14 mm
Required Information:
Wavelength of the laser pointer = λp = ?
Answer:
Wavelength of the laser pointer = λp = ?
Explanation:
The wavelength of the monochromatic light can be found using young's double slits formula,
y = Dλ/d
y/λ = D/d
Where
λ is the wavelength
y is the distance between bright fringes.
d is the double slit separation distance
D is the distance from the slits to the screen
For the red laser,
yr/λr = D/d
For the laser pointer,
yp/λp = D/d
Equating both equations yields,
yr/λr = yp/λp
Re-arrange for λp
λp = yp*λr/yr
λp = (5*632.8)/5.14
λp = 615.56 nm
Therefore, the wavelength of the small laser pointer is 615.56 nm.
dissipation is the answer ;(
