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Describe biprism experiment to find the wavelength of monochromatic light. Draw the necessary ray diagrams.

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A Fresnel Biprism is a variation on the Young’s Slits experiment. The Fresnel biprism consists of two thin prisms joint at their bases to form an isosceles triangle. A single wavefront impinges on both prisms; the left portion of the wavefront is refracted right while the right segment is refracted left. In the region of superposition, interference occurs as here two virtual sources exist.

Here d is determined by placing a converging lens between the biprism and the screen and forming real images of the virtual slits on the screen. From the magnification formula,

dd1=u1v1 and dd2=u2v2=v1u1,

We find that d=d1d2

Putting this into the Young’s Slits equation gives λ=SLd1d2

Given vω−vg=2.7×107m/s,μg=1.5,μω=1.33

∵vω=μωC=1.333C

∵vg=μgC=1.5C ∴vω−vg=μωC−μgC

=C[1.3331−1.51]

⇒2.7×107=C[1.5×1.3331.5−1.333]

⇒C=323272455.1=3.23×108m/s

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Hint: In Fresnel’s biprism experiment, the two coherent sources that are required for the interference pattern are produced with the help of two thin prisms. To find the wavelength of the light use the formula β=λDd

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β=λDd

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Fresnel’s biprism experiment is similar to young’s double slit experiment. In Fresnel’s biprism experiment a biprism is used to make the two coherent sources of light. Then the waves from these two virtual sources interfere on the screen to give a pattern of bright and dark fringes.

The biprism is made by joining two identical thin prisms base to base (as shown in the figure below). The angles of prisms are very small. The acute angle of the prism is about half degree and the obtuse angle is about 179 degrees.

When a monochromatic light source is placed in front of the biprism, two virtual coherent light sources are formed (as shown in the figure). As we can see in the figure that the interference takes place between M and N.

From YDSE we know that fringe width is equal to β=λDd.

where, λ is the wavelength of the monochromatic light, D is the distance between the light sources and the screen and d is the distance between the two sources of light .

In this experiment, the distance between the light sources and the screen is equal to D=(a+b).

If the angle of the prism is α and the refractive index is μ then d=2a(μ−1)α.

Therefore, this gives us that

β=λ(a+b)2a(μ−1)α

⇒λ=2a(μ−1)αβ(a+b).

The value of the fringe width is found with the help of a microscope.

Hence, the wavelength of the light can be calculated.

Note: The Fresnel’s biprism experiment and the Young’s double slit experiment are similar. The purpose of both the experiments is to obtain an interference pattern on the screen but the methods involved are different.

In YDSE, the two coherent light sources are produced by passing a light through two small slits. This works on the principle of Huygens’ theory of waves.

The two sources of light that interference must be coherent. Otherwise, we will not get the required pattern.

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