δ λ about a central wavelength λ . The beam travels in vacuum until it enters a glass plate at an angle θ relative to the normal to the plate, as shown in the figure. The index of refraction of the glass is given by n ( λ ) . The angular spread δ θ ′ of the refracted beam is given by?
A beam of light has a small wavelength spread
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@Nishant Rai I think this is a previous JEE problem??? Can you cross check with correct answer?
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I don't know about JEE but this question came in ALLEN All India Open Test 1 (Advanced).
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I think there is something wrong with the options given. And I have definitely come across this problem before... Also, if you don't want to solve at all, then you can just put θ 1 = 0 and see the magic!
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@Raghav Vaidyanathan – θ 1 = 0 → JEE Style ! ⌣ ¨
This is 2014 kvpy's sx question and the answer is correct
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I don't think the answer given is exactly right, but here is what I got:
From Snell's law:
sin θ 1 sin θ = n ( λ )
⇒ n ( λ ) sin θ = sin θ 1 . . . . . . . . ( 1 )
Taking derivative on both sides:
⇒ ( n ( λ ) ) 2 − sin θ × d n ( λ ) × δ λ = cos θ 1 × δ θ 1 . . . . . . . . ( 2 )
Divide ( 2 ) by ( 1 ) :
⇒ n ( λ ) − d n ( λ ) × δ λ = cot θ 1 × δ θ 1
Neglect minus sign:
δ θ 1 = n ( λ ) tan θ 1 × d n ( λ ) δ λ