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OOpsTSny said:Please show us your work. Did you take into account any phase shifts due to reflections?
LCSphysicist said:To be more specific, the red ray will reflect first without change of phase, and a part of it will be transmitted.
In this transmission, it will suffer another reflection, but this case the difference of refraction indice will make a difference of phase λ/2 (here i am a little confused if is λ/2 or λ
Newton's rings is an optical phenomenon that occurs when a convex lens is placed on top of a flat glass surface, creating a series of concentric rings of light and dark fringes.
The interference of light waves that are reflected from the top and bottom surfaces of the convex lens and the flat glass surface causes Newton's rings. This interference creates a pattern of constructive and destructive interference, resulting in the rings.
Newton's rings can be observed by placing a convex lens on top of a flat glass surface and then viewing the pattern of concentric rings using a monochromatic light source, such as a laser or a sodium lamp.
An easy interference problem regarding Newton's rings could be calculating the radius of a particular ring or determining the thickness of the air film between the lens and the glass surface based on the spacing of the rings.
Newton's rings have various practical applications, including testing the flatness of surfaces, measuring the refractive index of liquids, and determining the thickness of thin films. It is also used in the manufacturing of lenses and other optical components.