Equation of Wave YDSE

● Fringe width
● Immersion in Water
● Slab Insertion
● Wave Fronts
Wave Optics ● Huygen’s Principle

Interference ● Diffraction
○ Constructive ● Polarisation
○ Destructive
EQUATION of a Wave
Waves
 Interference
When Two Waves Travelling in Same Direction, having
Same Frequency, Same Wavelength & Zero or Constant
Phase Difference between them Superimpose On Each
Other then Interference is Produced .
Sources of Wave which Gives same Frequency , Same
Wavelength & Zero or Constant Phase Difference
between them are Called as Coherent Sources .
Constructive Interference
Destructive Interference
DESTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE
 JEE Main 13th April 2023 S-2

In a Young's double slits experiment, the ratio of

amplitude of light coming from slits is 2 : 1. The
ratio of the maximum to minimum intensity in
the interference pattern is :

A 9:1

B 9:4

C 2:1

D 25 : 9
 JEE Main 13th April 2023 S-2

In a Young's double slits experiment, the ratio of

amplitude of light coming from slits is 2 : 1. The
ratio of the maximum to minimum intensity in
the interference pattern is :

A 9:1

B 9:4

C 2:1

D 25 : 9
 JEE Main 10th April 2023 S-2

The ratio of intensities at two points P and Q on the

screen in a Young's double slit experiment where
phase difference between two waves of same
amplitude are π/3 and π/2, respectively are

A 3:2

B 3:1

C 2:3

D 1:3
 JEE Main 10th April 2023 S-2

The ratio of intensities at two points P and Q on the

screen in a Young's double slit experiment where
phase difference between two waves of same
amplitude are π/3 and π/2, respectively are

A 3:2

B 3:1

C 2:3

D 1:3
 JEE Main 30th Jan 2023 S-2

In a Young’s double slit experiment, the

intensities at two points, for the path difference

and (𝞴 being the wavelength of light

used) are I1 and I2 respectively. If I0 denotes the

intensity produced by each one of the individual

slits, then =................

 JEE Main 30th Jan 2023 S-2

In a Young’s double slit experiment, the

intensities at two points, for the path difference

and (𝞴 being the wavelength of light

used) are I1 and I2 respectively. If I0 denotes the

intensity produced by each one of the individual

slits, then =................

Answer: 3
 JEE Main 25th June 2022 S-2

The interference pattern is obtained with two

coherent light sources of intensity ratio 4 : 1. And

the ratio Then, the value of x

will be equal to:

A 3

B 4

C 2

D 1
 JEE Main 25th June 2022 S-2

The interference pattern is obtained with two

coherent light sources of intensity ratio 4 : 1. And

the ratio Then, the value of x

will be equal to:

A 3

B 4

C 2

D 1
Young Double Slit Experiment
Young’s Double Slit Experiment
 Young’s Double Slit Experiment
Screen

P
Δx = S2P - S1P

1st Assumption
D>>d
Δx = d sin θ θ

2nd Assumption
y<<D
Bright Fringes DARK Fringes
BF

θβ
BF

θβ = Angular Fringe width

 JEE Main 8th April 2023 S-2

The width of fringe is 2 mm on the screen in a

double slits experiment for the light of
wavelength of 400 nm. The width of the fringe
for the light of wavelength 600 nm will be:

A 1.33 mm

B 3 mm

C 2 mm

D 4 mm
 JEE Main 8th April 2023 S-2

The width of fringe is 2 mm on the screen in a

double slits experiment for the light of
wavelength of 400 nm. The width of the fringe
for the light of wavelength 600 nm will be:

A 1.33 mm

B 3 mm

C 2 mm

D 4 mm
 JEE Main 25th Jan 2023 S-1

In Young’s double slits experiment, the position of

5th bright fringe from the central maximum is 5
cm. The distance between slits and screen is 1 m
and wavelength of used monochromatic light is
600 nm. The separation between the slits is :

A 60 𝞵m

B 48 𝞵m

C 12 𝞵m

D 36 𝞵m
 JEE Main 25th Jan 2023 S-1

In Young’s double slits experiment, the position of

5th bright fringe from the central maximum is 5
cm. The distance between slits and screen is 1 m
and wavelength of used monochromatic light is
600 nm. The separation between the slits is :

A 60 𝞵m

B 48 𝞵m

C 12 𝞵m

D 36 𝞵m
 JEE Main 29th Jan 2023 S-1

In a Young’s double slit experiment, two slits are

illuminated with a light of wavelength 800 nm. The
line joining A1 P is perpendicular to A1 A2 as shown
in the figure. If the first minimum is detected at P,
the value of slits separation ‘a’ will be :
The distance of screen from slits D = 5 cm

A 0.4 mm

B 0.5 mm

C 0.2 mm

D 0.1 mm
 JEE Main 29th Jan 2023 S-1

In a Young’s double slit experiment, two slits are

illuminated with a light of wavelength 800 nm. The
line joining A1 P is perpendicular to A1 A2 as shown
in the figure. If the first minimum is detected at P,
the value of slits separation ‘a’ will be :
The distance of screen from slits D = 5 cm

A 0.4 mm

B 0.5 mm

C 0.2 mm

D 0.1 mm
 JEE Main 6th April 2023 S-2

A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths

7000 Å and 5500 Å is used to obtain interference
pattern in Young's double slit experiment. The
distance between the slits is 2.5 mm and the
distance between the place of slits and the
screen is 150 cm. The least distance from the
central fringe, where the bright fringes due to
both the wavelengths coincide, is n × 10-5 m. The
value of n is ______.
 JEE Main 6th April 2023 S-2

Q A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths

7000 Å and 5500 Å is used to obtain interference
pattern in Young's double slit experiment. The
distance between the slits is 2.5 mm and the
distance between the place of slits and the
screen is 150 cm. The least distance from the
central fringe, where the bright fringes due to
both the wavelengths coincide, is n × 10-5 m. The
value of n is ______.

Answer: 462
 IIT JEE 2013

In Young’s double-slit experiment using a

monochromatic light of wavelength , the path
difference (in terms of an integer n)
corresponding to any point having half the peak
intensity is :

D
 IIT JEE 2013

In Young’s double-slit experiment using a

monochromatic light of wavelength , the path
difference (in terms of an integer n)
corresponding to any point having half the peak
intensity is :

D
Variations in YDSE setup

1. Immersing entire setup in liquid

● The fringe width decreases
● Central maxima is formed at same place
● The pattern shrinks
● Total number of maxima and minima
increases
 JEE Main 26th July 2022 S-1

In young’s double slit experiment, the fringe

width is 12mm. If the entire arrangement is
placed in water of refractive index then the
fringe width becomes (in mm)

A 16

B 9

C 48

D 12
 JEE Main 26th July 2022 S-1

In young’s double slit experiment, the fringe

width is 12mm. If the entire arrangement is
placed in water of refractive index then the
fringe width becomes (in mm)

A 16

B 9

C 48

D 12
SLAB Insertion
OPTICAL Path
 JEE Main 30th Jan 2023 S-1

In Young’s double slit experiment, two slits S1 and

S2 are ’d’ distance apart and the separation from
slits to screen is D (as shown in figure). Now if
two transparent slabs of equal thickness 0.1 mm
but refractive index 1.51 and 1.55 are introduced in
the path of beam (𝞴 = 4000Å) from S1 and S2
respectively. The central bright fringe spot will
shift by _______number of fringes.
 JEE Main 30th Jan 2023 S-1

In Young’s double slit experiment, two slits S1 and

S2 are ’d’ distance apart and the separation from
slits to screen is D (as shown in figure). Now if
two transparent slabs of equal thickness 0.1 mm
but refractive index 1.51 and 1.55 are introduced in
the path of beam (𝞴 = 4000Å) from S1 and S2
respectively. The central bright fringe spot will
shift by _______number of fringes.

Answer: 10
 JEE Main 01th Feb 2023 S-2

As shown in the figure, in Young’s double slit experiment, a

thin plate of thickness t = 10 𝞵m and refractive index 𝞵 = 1.2
is inserted in front of slit S1. The experiment is conducted in
air (𝞵 =1) and uses a monochromatic light of wavelength
𝞴 = 500 nm. Due to the insertion of the plate, central
maxima is shifted by a distance of X𝝱0 .𝝱0 is the fringe-
width before the insertion of the plate. The value of the x is
________.HOME WORK
 Wave Fronts
Locus of all Points Vibrating in same
Phase is Called as Wavefront.
Point Source
Line Source
Plane Source
Light Always Travels
Perpendicular to Wavefront
 Huygens Principle
Every Point on a Wave Front (Primary Wave Front )
Acts as Fresh Source of Light for Creation of New
Wavefronts ( Secondary Wave Front ) .

A Surface Touching All these Secondary

WaveFronts in Forward Direction Gives us a NEW
Wave Front .
 Diffraction
The phenomenon of bending of waves when they
travel around the obstacles of size comparable to
their wavelength, is called diffraction.
Diffraction is shown by All Waves.
 Difference between Diffraction
and YDSE setup
⮚ Instead of two slits, a single slit of larger width is used
 Diffraction
DIFFRACTION

θ = Diffraction
Angle

a CM
 JEE Main 15th April 2023 S-1

A single slit of width a is illuminated by a

monochromatic light of wavelength 600 nm.
The value of 'a' for which first minimum appears
at θ = 30o on the screen will be :

A 0.6 μ m

B 3μm

C 1.8 μ m

D 1.2 μ m
 JEE Main 15th April 2023 S-1

A single slit of width a is illuminated by a

monochromatic light of wavelength 600 nm.
The value of 'a' for which first minimum appears
at θ = 30o on the screen will be :

A 0.6 μ m

B 3μm

C 1.8 μ m

D 1.2 μ m
 Polarization
The Phenomenon of restricting the Oscillations of Electric Field
of EM Wave in a Unique Direction is Called as Polarization .
Only Transverse Waves shows Polarization .
 Polarization

I = I0cos2 θ

I0 I0/2 I = (I0/2) cos2 θ

 JEE Main 10th April 2023 S-1

Unpolarised light of intensity 32 Wm-2 passes

through the combination of three polaroids such
that the pass axis of the last polaroid is
perpendicular to that of the pass axis of first
polaroid. If intensity of emerging light is 3 Wm-2,
then the angle between pass axis of first two
polaroids is _______°.
 JEE Main 10th April 2023 S-1

Unpolarised light of intensity 32 Wm-2 passes

through the combination of three polaroids such
that the pass axis of the last polaroid is
perpendicular to that of the pass axis of first
polaroid. If intensity of emerging light is 3 Wm-2,
then the angle between pass axis of first two
polaroids is _______°.

Answer: 30 & 60
 JEE Main 1th Feb 2023 S-1

‘n’ polarizing sheets are arranged such that

each makes an angle 45° with the proceeding
sheet. An unpolarized light of intensity I is
incident into this arrangement. The out intensity

is found to be . The value of n will be:

HOME WORK

A 3

B 6

C 5

D 4
Polarization by Reflection/ Brewster’s law

(μ)
Polarization by Reflection/ Brewster’s law

(μ) i = tan-1 (μ)