Why unequal fringe width in Michelson interference pattern?

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why unequal fringe width in Michelson interference pattern?
 
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Dear Simon,
I don't think it is due to apparatus imperfection. There is a formula for fringe width which is given by β=λ/2nθ, where n is the order of the fringe. but none of the textbook has given the explanation for this.
 
sree. said:
Dear Simon,
I don't think it is due to apparatus imperfection. There is a formula for fringe width which is given by β=λ/2nθ, where n is the order of the fringe. but none of the textbook has given the explanation for this.
Well then I clearly did not understand you. You will have to provide more information about what you are talking about.