Monochromatic light with a 462 nm wavelength passes through a 750 μm wide single slit on its way to a viewing screen 2.51 m beyond the slit. A converging lens with focal length f = 4.92 m is placed directly behind the slit.
Determine the width of the central maximum with the added lens. You may assume the small angle approximation applies.
For diffraction pattern :
a is the slit width
Due to small angle approximation :
Where,
Therefore,
Now, fringe width is given by :
Therefore, width of central fring is given by :
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