KVPY2017PhysicsWave Optics
Consider a plane parallel beam of light incident on a plano-cylindrical lens as shown below. Which of the following will you observe on a screen placed at the focal plane of the lens ?
Options
- AThe screen will be uniformly illuminated.
- BThere will be a single bright spot on the screen.
- CThere will be a single bright line on the screen parallel to the x -axis
- DThere will be a single bright line on the screen parallel to the y-axis
Correct answer
D. There will be a single bright line on the screen parallel to the y-axis
Step-by-step solution
no deflection of light beam