99 Percentile Qs Bank for JEE MainPhysicsWave Optics
A thin slice is cut out of a glass cylinder along a plane parallel to its axis. The slice is placed on a flat glass plate as shown in figure. The observed interference fringes from this combination shall be
Options
- Astraight
- Bcircular
- Cequally spaced
- Dhaving fringe spacing which increases as we go outwards
Correct answer
A. straight
Step-by-step solution
Locus of equal path difference are lines running parallel to the axis of the cylinder. Hence, straight fringes will be observed. Note: Circular rings (also called Newton's rings) are observed in interference pattern when a planoconvex lens of large focal length is placed with its convex surface in contact with a plane glass plate because locus of equal path difference in this case is a circle.