REPORT CONCLUSION

From the project we can conclude that

The amount of bending depends on the relative size of the wavelength of light to the

size of the opening.

If we look clearly at the shadow cast by an opaque object, close to the region of

geometrical shadow, there are alternate dark and bright regions.

Since physical objects have wave-like properties, diffraction also occurs with matter

and can be studied according to the principles of quantum mechanics.

When waves are added together, their sum is determined by the relative phases as

well as the amplitudes of the individual waves so that the summed amplitude of the

waves can have any value between zero and the sum of the individual amplitudes.

Hence, diffraction patterns usually have a series of maxima and minima.

Light incident at a given point in the space downstream of the slit is made up of

contributions from each of these point sources and if the relative phases of these

contributions vary by 2 or more

If light consisted strictly of ordinary or classical particle, and these particles were

fired in a straight line through a slit and allowed to strike a screen on the other side

we would expect to see a pattern corresponding to the size and shape of the slit

In single slit type of diffraction, the smaller the slit, the greater the angle of the

spread.

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 In Double Slit diffraction if light consisted of classical particles and we illuminated

two parallel slits, the expected pattern on screen simply is the sum of the two single

slit patterns.

Red light has the longest wavelength, while violet has the shortest. This is why red is

typically the prominent color in a rainbow and appears to be wider than violet light.

Diffraction is the bending of waves around an obstacle, while Interference is the

meeting of two waves during the diffraction process and usually happens when there

are two or more slits.

In diffraction and interference, light energy is redistributed. If it reduces in one

region, producing a dark fringe, it increases in another region producing a bright

fringe. Hence there is no gain or loss of energy which is consistent with the principle

of conservation of Energy.

Fringes are wider for red (having more wavelength) compared to blue (shorter in

wavelength).

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