JEE Main 20163 April
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2016
- Date
- 3 April
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Wave Optics
JEE Main 2016 · 3 April · Physics · Wave Optics
The box of a pin hole camera, of length L, has a hole of radius a....
The box of a pin hole camera, of length L, has a hole of radius a. It is assumed that when the hole is illuminated by a parallel beam of light of wavelength the spread of the spot (obtained on the opposite wall of the camera) is the sum of its geometrical spread and the spread due to diffraction. The spot would then have its minimum size (say {b}_\min ) when:
Options
- A and {b}_\min = \sqrt{4\lambdaL}
- B and {b}_\min = \sqrt{4\lambdaL}
- Ca = \dfrac{{\lambda}^{2}}{L}{b}_\min = \left(\dfrac{2{\lambda}^{2}}{L}\right)
- Da = \sqrt{\lambdaL}{b}_\min = \left(\dfrac{2{\lambda}^{2}}{L}\right)
Correct answer
A. and {b}_\min = \sqrt{4\lambdaL}
Step-by-step solution
In diffraction, first minima, we have
Then, minimum size of a spot, we get
So,
{b}_\min = \sqrt{\lambdaL} + \sqrt{\lambdaL}