Wave Optics

Some distant star is to be observed by some telescope of diameter of objective lens a, at an angular resolution of 3.0 10-7 radian. If the wavelength of light from the star reaching the telescope is 500 nm, the minimum diameter of the objective lens of the telescope is cm. (nearest integer)

In interference experiment the path difference between two interfering waves at a point A on the screen is /3, where is the wavelength of these waves, and at another point B the path difference is /6. The ratio of intensities at points A and B is .

1. 3
2. 4
3. 1/3
4. 1/4

An unpolarized light of intensity I0 passes through polarizer and then through a certain optically active solution and finally it goes to analyser. If the angle between analyser and polariser is 0° and intensity of light emerged from analyser is 38I0, the angle of rotation of the light by the solution with respect to analyser is degrees.

In a Young double slit experiment, the wavelength of incident light is 6000 Å, the separation between slits S1 and S2 is 5 cm and the distance between slits plane and screen is 50 cm, as shown in the figure below. If the resultant intensity at P is equal to the intensity due to individual slits, the path difference between interfering waves is Å. [figure]

1. 4000
2. 3000
3. 2000
4. 1000

In Young's double slit experiment, the fringe width of the interference pattern produced on the screen is 2.4 μm. If the experiment is carried out in another medium having refractive index 1.2, the fringe width will be μm.

1. 1.2
2. 2
3. 2.4
4. 2.88

The maximum intensity in a Young's double slit experiment is I0. Distance between the slits (d) is 5 , where is the wavelength of light used. The intensity of the fringe, exactly opposite to one of the slits on the screen, placed at D=10d is .

1. I04
2. I02
3. I0
4. 3I04

A slit of width a is illuminated by light of wavelength . The linear separation between 1st and 3rd minima in the diffraction pattern produced on a screen placed at a distance D from the slit system is .

1. D a
2. 1.5 D a
3. 2 D a
4. 3 D a

A telescope with objective diameter R is used to observe a distant star emitting light of wavelength 500 nm, at a resolution of 5 10-7 radian. The value of R is cm.

1. 61
2. 122
3. 244
4. 305

An unpolarized light is incident on the plane interface of air-dielectric medium shown in figure. If the incident angle is equal to Brewster angle, identify the expression representing reflected wave. [figure]

1. (Ex i+Ey j) (kx-kz- t)
2. (Ex i+Ez k) (kx+ky- t)
3. (Ex j+Ey k) (ky+kz- t)
4. (Ex i+Ey j+Ez k) (kx+ky-kz- t)

An unpolarized light of certain intensity passes through a combination of two polarizers whose transmission axes are at 30° and 90°, respectively, with respect to the horizontal axis. A third polarizer with its transmission axis at 60° with the horizontal axis is placed between the two existing polarizers. The ratio of the output intensities with and without the third polarizer is .

1. 3/4
2. 4/3
3. 9/4
4. 4/9