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  • Sep 29, 2016, 02:58 PM
    Yusf
    Need help about phase difference.
    Please give me a hint on how to solve this. I have no idea how to start.
    Two parallel light rays of wavelength λ originate from the same light source. During
    Their journey, one of them had to go through a transparent slab of thickness l and
    Refractive index n. Find their phase difference.
  • Oct 5, 2016, 02:35 PM
    ebaines
    Consider that the wavelength of the light whilst in the material is equal to . Hence the number of cycles that the light wave experiences while traveling through the material is . Meanwhile the light ray that does not go through the material experiences cycles. The difference represents the phase shift, in cycles - be sure to convert to radians.
  • Oct 8, 2016, 11:29 AM
    Yusf
    Understood. Thanks.
    I have now prepared a complete working of this based on this answer and my understanding.

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