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In the adjacent diagram, CP represents wavefront and AO and BP corresponding two rays. One particular condition on θ for destructive interference at P between the ray BP and reflected ray OP is cosθ=λnd, where n is

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Path difference =CO+OP+λ2

=OPcos2θ+OP+λ2

=OP(1+cos2θ)+λ2

OPcosθ = d


Path difference =dcosθ(1+cos2θ)+λ2

=dcosθ2cos2θ+λ2=2dcosθ+λ2

2dcosθ=  (kN)


For k=12dcosθ=λ

cosθ=λ2d

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