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Homework Statement
"A 1 fs pulse of laser light would be 0.3 um long. What is the range of wavelengths in a 0.3 um long pulse of (approximately) 600nm laser light?"
Homework Equations
(delta omega)(delta t) >= 1/2
c = (lambda)(frequency)
The Attempt at a Solution
I replaced (delta omega) with 2*Pi*(Delta F), which I then replaced with 2*Pi*c/(Delta Lambda).
Then, solving for (Delta Lambda), I got:
Delta lambda = 4*Pi*c*(delta T).
This gives me 3.77*10^(-6) m, which is 3.77 um.
However the book claims the answer is 95 nm... I'm not really getting what I did wrong? Is this completely the wrong approach?