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JEE Advanced · Physics · 25. Wave Optics

A double slit setup is shown in the figure. One of the slits is in medium 2 of refractive index n2. The other slit is at the interface of this medium with another medium 1 of refractive index n1n2. The line joining the slits is perpendicular to the interface and the distance between the slits is d. The slit widths are much smaller than d. A monochromatic parallel beam of light is incident on the slits from medium 1. A detector is placed in medium 2 at a large distance from the slits, and at an angle θ from the line joining them, so that θ equals the angle of refraction of the beam. Consider two approximately parallel rays from the slits received by the detector.
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Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

  1. A The phase difference between the two rays is independent of d.
  2. B The two rays interfere constructively at the detector.
  3. C The phase difference between the two rays depends on n1 but is independent of n2
  4. D The phase difference between the two rays vanishes only for certain values of d and the angle of incidence of the beam, with  \(\theta\) being the corresponding angle of refraction.
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(B) The two rays interfere constructively at the detector.

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From the above figure, AB=dtanθ
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