39. (I) When a transparent sheet of thickness 2 µm is inserted into one arm of a Michelson-Morley interferometer, there is a fringe shift of 5 fringes. If the wavelength used is 600 nm, what is the refractive index of the sheet?
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The path difference caused by the thickness of the sheet can be calculated using the formula: Path difference = 2 * thickness * refractive index Given that the thickness of the sheet is 2 μm, we can substitute the values into the formula: Path difference = 2 * 2 Show more…
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