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Laboratory work in physics observation of light diffraction. Topic: Observation of interference and diffraction of light

Laboratory work on this topic: "Observation of interference and diffraction of light"

Goal of the work: experimentally study the phenomenon of interference and diffraction.

Equipment: an electric lamp with a straight filament, two glass plates, a glass tube, a glass with a soap solution, a wire ring with a handle with a diameter of 30 mm, a CD, a caliper, nylon fabric.

Theory: Interference is a phenomenon characteristic of waves of any nature: mechanical, electromagnetic.

Wave interference – addition in space of two (or several) waves, in which at its different points an amplification or attenuation of the resulting wave is obtained.

Typically, interference is observed when the superposition of waves emitted by the same light source, which came to a given point in different ways. It is impossible to obtain an interference pattern from two independent sources, since molecules or atoms emit light in separate trains of waves, independently of each other. Atoms emit fragments of light waves (trains), in which the phases of oscillations are random. Tsugi are about 1 meter long. Wave trains of different atoms are superimposed on each other. The amplitude of the resulting oscillations changes chaotically with time so quickly that the eye does not have time to feel this change of pictures. Therefore, a person sees the space evenly lit. To form a stable interference pattern, coherent (matched) wave sources are needed.

coherent called waves that have the same frequency and a constant phase difference.

The amplitude of the resulting displacement at point C depends on the difference in the path of the waves at a distance d2 – d1.

Maximum condition

, (Δd=d 2 -d 1 )

where k=0; ± 1; ±2; ± 3 ;…

(the difference in the path of the waves is equal to an even number of half-waves)

Waves from sources A and B will come to point C in the same phases and “amplify each other”.

φ A = φ B - oscillation phases

Δφ=0 - phase difference

A=2X max

Minimum condition

, (Δd=d 2 -d 1 )

where k=0; ± 1; ±2; ± 3;…

(the difference in the path of the waves is equal to an odd number of half-waves)

Waves from sources A and B will come to point C in antiphase and "extinguish each other".

φ A ≠φ B - oscillation phases

Δφ=π - phase difference

A=0 is the amplitude of the resulting wave.

interference pattern– regular alternation of areas of high and low light intensity.

Light interference- spatial redistribution of the energy of light radiation when two or more light waves are superimposed.

Due to diffraction, the light deviates from a rectilinear propagation (for example, near the edges of obstacles).

Diffraction - the phenomenon of wave deviation from rectilinear propagation when passing through small holes and rounding small obstacles by the wave.

Diffraction manifestation condition:d , where d - the size of the obstacle,λ - wavelength. The dimensions of the obstacles (holes) must be smaller than or commensurate with the wavelength.

The existence of this phenomenon (diffraction) limits the scope of the laws of geometric optics and is the reason for the limiting resolution of optical instruments.

Diffraction grating- an optical device, which is a periodic structure of a large number regularly spaced elements on which light is diffracted. Strokes with a profile defined and constant for a given diffraction grating are repeated at regular intervals d (lattice period). The ability of a diffraction grating to decompose a beam of light incident on it into wavelengths is its main property. There are reflective and transparent diffraction gratings.IN modern appliances mainly reflective diffraction gratings are used.

The condition for observing the diffraction maximum:

d sinφ=k λ, where k=0; ± 1; ±2; ± 3; d - grating period, φ - the angle at which the maxima are observed, andλ is the wavelength.

From the maximum condition it follows sinφ=(k λ)/d .

Let k=1, then sinφ cr =λ cr /d and sinφ f =λ f /d.

It is known that λ cr >λ f , therefore sinφ cr >sinφ f . Because y= sinφ f - the function is increasing, thenφ cr >φ f

That's why purple in the diffraction spectrum is located closer to the center.

In the phenomena of interference and diffraction of light, the law of conservation of energy is observed. In the area of interference, light energy is only redistributed without being converted into other types of energy. The increase in energy at some points of the interference pattern relative to the total light energy is compensated by its decrease at other points (total light energy is the light energy of two light beams from independent sources). Light stripes correspond to energy maxima, dark stripes correspond to energy minima.

Progress:

Experience 1. Dip the wire ring in the soap solution.A soap film is formed on the wire ring.

Position it vertically. We observe light and dark horizontal stripes that change in width as the film thickness changes.

Explanation. The appearance of light and dark bands is explained by the interference of light waves reflected from the film surface. triangle d = 2h.The difference in the path of light waves is equal to twice the thickness of the film.When placed vertically, the film has a wedge-shaped shape. The difference in the path of light waves in its upper part will be less than in its lower part. In those places of the film where the path difference is equal to an even number of half-waves, bright stripes are observed. And with an odd number of half-waves - dark stripes. The horizontal arrangement of the stripes is explained by the horizontal arrangement of lines of equal film thickness.

We illuminate the soap film with white light (from the lamp). We observe the coloration of light bands in spectral colors: at the top - blue, at the bottom - red.

Explanation. This coloration is explained by the dependence of the position of the light bands on the wavelength of the incident color.

We also observe that the bands, expanding and retaining their shape, move down.

Explanation. This is due to a decrease in film thickness, as the soap solution flows down under the action of gravity.

Experience 2. Blow a soap bubble with a glass tube and examine it carefully.When illuminated with white light, observe the formation of colored interference rings, colored in spectral colors. The top edge of each light ring has Blue colour, the lower one is red. As the film thickness decreases, the rings, also expanding, slowly move down. Their annular shape is explained by the annular shape of lines of equal thickness.

Answer the questions:

Why are soap bubbles iridescent?
What shape are the rainbow stripes?
Why does the color of the bubble change all the time?

Experience 3 *. Thoroughly wipe two glass plates, put together and squeeze with your fingers. Due to the non-ideal shape of the contacting surfaces, the thinnest air voids are formed between the plates.

	When light is reflected from the surfaces of the plates that form the gap, bright iridescent stripes appear - ring-shaped or irregular shape. When the force compressing the plates changes, the arrangement and shape of the strips change.Draw the pictures you see.

Explanation: The surfaces of the plates cannot be perfectly even, so they touch only in a few places. The thinnest air wedges form around these places. various shapes giving a picture of the interference. In transmitted light, the maximum condition 2h=kl

Answer the questions:

Why are bright iridescent ring-shaped or irregularly shaped stripes observed at the points of contact of the plates?

Explanation : The brightness of the diffraction spectra depends on the frequency of the grooves deposited on the disk and on the angle of incidence of the rays. Almost parallel rays incident from the lamp filament are reflected from adjacent bulges between the grooves at points A and B. The rays reflected at an angle equal to the angle of incidence form an image of the lamp filament in the form of a white line. Rays reflected at other angles have a certain path difference, as a result of which the waves are added.

What are you observing? Explain the observed phenomena. Describe the interference pattern.

The surface of a CD is a spiral track with a pitch commensurate with the wavelength of visible light. On a fine-structured surface, diffraction and interference phenomena appear. The highlights of CDs are iridescent.

Experience 5. Look through the nylon fabric at the filament of a burning lamp. By turning the fabric around the axis, achieve a clear diffraction pattern in the form of two diffraction bands crossed at right angles.

Explanation : A white diffraction peak is visible in the center of the cross. At k=0, the wave path difference is equal to zero, so the central maximum is white. The cross is obtained because the threads of the fabric are two diffraction gratings folded together with mutually perpendicular slots. The appearance of spectral colors is explained by the fact that White light consists of waves of various lengths. The diffraction maximum of light for different wavelengths is obtained at different locations.

Sketch the observed diffraction cross.Explain the observed phenomena.

Record the output. Indicate in which of your experiments the phenomenon of interference was observed, and in which diffraction.

Goal of the work: observe the interference and diffraction of light.

Theory.Light interference. The wave properties of light are most clearly revealed in the phenomena of interference and diffraction. Light interference explains the color of soap bubbles and thin oil films on water, although the soap solution and oil are colorless. Light waves are partially reflected from the surface of a thin film, and partially pass into it. On the second boundary of the film, partial reflection of waves occurs again (Fig. 1). Light waves reflected by two surfaces of a thin film travel in the same direction but travel different paths.

Picture 1.

With a path difference that is a multiple of an integer number of wavelengths:

an interference maximum is observed.

For the difference l, a multiple of an odd number of half-waves:

, (2)

an interference minimum is observed. When the maximum condition is satisfied for one wavelength of light, it is not satisfied for other wavelengths. Therefore, a thin colorless transparent film illuminated by white light appears to be colored. When changing the film thickness or the angle of incidence of light waves, the path difference changes, and the maximum condition is satisfied for light with a different wavelength.

The phenomenon of interference in thin films is used to control the quality of surface treatment, antireflection of optics.

Diffraction of light. When light passes through a small hole on the screen, alternating dark and light rings are observed around the central bright spot (Fig. 2).

Figure.2.

If the light passes through a narrow target, then the picture shown in Figure 3 is obtained.

Figure 3

The phenomenon of light deflection from the rectilinear direction of propagation when passing at the edge of the barrier is called light diffraction.

The appearance of alternating light and dark rings in the region of geometric shadow, the French physicist Fresnel explained by the fact that the light waves coming as a result of diffraction from different points holes at one point on the screen interfere with each other.

Instruments and accessories: glass plates - 2 pcs., nylon or cambric patches, illuminated film with a slit made with a razor blade, a gramophone record (or a fragment of a gramophone record), a caliper, a lamp with a straight filament (one for the whole group), colored pencils.

Work procedure:

1. Interference observation:

1.1. Wipe the glass plates thoroughly, put them together and squeeze with your fingers.

1.2. Examine the plates in reflected light against a dark background (they must be positioned so that too bright reflections from windows or white walls do not form on the glass surface).

1.3. In some places where the plates come into contact, bright iridescent ring-shaped or irregularly shaped stripes can be observed.

1.4. Notice changes in the shape and location of the obtained interference fringes with a change in pressure.

1.5. Try to see the interference pattern in transmitted light and draw it in the protocol.

1.6. Consider the interference pattern when light hits the surface of the CD and draw it in the protocol.

2. Diffraction observation:

2.1. Install a gap 0.5 mm wide between the jaws of the caliper.

2.2. Attach the slit close to the eye, placing it horizontally.

2.3. Looking through the slit at a horizontally located luminous lamp filament, observe rainbow stripes (diffraction spectra) on both sides of the filament.

2.4. By changing the slit width from 0.5 to 0.8 mm, notice how this change affects the diffraction spectra.

2.5. Draw the diffraction pattern in the protocol.

2.6. Observe diffraction spectra in transmitted light using patches of nylon or cambric.

2.7. Sketch the interference and diffraction observed patterns.

3. Make a conclusion about the work done.

4. Answer security questions.

Control questions:

1. How are coherent light waves produced?

2. What physical characteristic of light waves is associated with the difference in color?

3. After hitting the stone transparent ice cracks appear, shimmering with all the colors of the rainbow. Why?

4. What do you see when you look at a light bulb through a bird's feather?

5. What is the difference between the spectra assimilated by a prism and the diffraction spectra?

LABORATORY WORK No. 17.

Goal of the work : explore characteristics interference and diffraction of light.

Progress

1. Nylon lattice

We have made a very simple device for observing the diffraction of light in domestic conditions. For this, slide frames, a piece of very thin nylon material and Moment glue were used.

As a result, we have a very high-quality two-dimensional diffraction grating.

Nylon threads are located from each other at a distance of the order of the dimensions of the light wavelength. Therefore, this nylon fabric gives a fairly clear diffraction pattern. Moreover, since the threads in space intersect at a right angle, a two-dimensional lattice is obtained.

2. Milk coating

When preparing a milk solution, one teaspoon of milk is diluted with 4-5 tablespoons of water. Then a clean glass plate prepared as a substrate is placed on the table, a few drops of the solution are applied to its upper surface, smeared with a thin layer over the entire surface and allowed to dry for several minutes. After that, the plate is placed on edge, draining the remnants of the solution, and finally dried for a few more minutes in an inclined position.

3. Coating with lycopodium

A drop of machine or vegetable oil is applied to the surface of a clean plate (you can use a grain of fat, margarine, butter or petroleum jelly) smeared with a thin layer and gently wipe the smeared surface with a clean cloth.

The thin layer of fat remaining on it plays the role of an adhesive base. A small amount (a pinch) of lycopodium is poured onto this surface, the plate is tilted by 30 degrees and, tapping the edge with a finger, the powder is poured to its base. In the area of shedding, a wide trace remains in the form of a fairly homogeneous layer of lycopodium.

Changing the slope of the plate, repeat this procedure several times until the entire surface of the plate is covered with a similar layer. After that, the excess powder is poured off by placing the plate vertically and hitting its edge on a table or other hard object.

Spherical particles of lycopodium (moss spores) are characterized by a constant diameter. Such a coating, consisting of a huge number of opaque balls of the same diameter d randomly distributed over the surface of a transparent substrate, is similar to the intensity distribution in the diffraction pattern from a round hole.

Conclusion:

Light interference is observed:

1) Using soap films on a wire frame or ordinary soap bubbles;

2) A special device "Newton's ring".

Light Diffraction Observation:

I. The milky coating and lycopodium represent a natural diffraction grating, since milk particles and spores of lycopodium are close in size to the wavelength of light. The picture is quite bright and clear if you look through these preparations at a bright light source.

II. A diffraction grating is a laboratory instrument with a resolution of 1/200 that allows you to observe the diffraction of light in white and monolight.

III. If you look at a bright light source squinting through your own eyelashes, you can also observe diffraction.

IV. Feather of birds (the thinnest villi) It can also be used as a diffraction grating, because the distance between the villi and their size is commensurate with the wavelength of light.

V. The laser disk is a reflective diffraction grating, the grooves on which are located so close that they represent a surmountable obstacle to the light wave.

VI. The nylon grating, which we made specially for this laboratory work, due to the thinness of the fabric and the proximity of the fibers, is a good two-dimensional diffraction grating.

Theme: Optics

Lesson: Practical work on the topic "Observation of interference and diffraction of light"

Name:"Observation of interference and diffraction of light".

Target: experimentally study the interference and diffraction of light.

Equipment: lamp with straight filament, 2 glass plates, wire frame, soap solution, caliper, thick paper, piece of cambric, nylon thread, clip.

Experience 1

Observation of the interference pattern using glass plates.

We take two glass plates, before that we carefully wipe them, then fold them tightly and squeeze. That interference pattern, which we see in the plates, needs to be sketched.

To see the change in the picture from the degree of compression of the glasses, it is necessary to take the clamping device and compress the plates with the help of screws. As a result, the interference pattern changes.

Experience 2

Interference on thin films.

To observe this experiment, let's take soapy water and a wire frame, then see how a thin film is formed. If the frame is lowered into soapy water, then after lifting it, a soap film is visible in it. By observing this film in reflected light, interference fringes can be seen.

Experience 3

Soap bubble interference.

For observation, we use a soapy solution. We blow soap bubbles. The way the bubbles shimmer is the interference of light (see Fig. 1).

Rice. 1. Light interference in bubbles

The picture that we observe may look like this (see Fig. 2).

Rice. 2. Interference pattern

This is white light interference when we put a lens on glass and illuminate it with plain white light.

If you use light filters and illuminate with monochromatic light, then the interference pattern changes (the alternation of dark and light bands changes) (see Fig. 3).

Rice. 3. Using filters

We now turn to the observation of diffraction.

Diffraction is a wave phenomenon inherent in all waves, which is observed at the edge parts of any objects.

Experience 4

Diffraction of light by a small narrow slit.

Let's create a gap between the jaws of the caliper by moving its parts with the help of screws. In order to observe the diffraction of light, we clamp a sheet of paper between the lips of the caliper so that this sheet of paper can then be pulled out. After that, we bring this narrow slit perpendicularly close to the eye. When observing a bright light source (an incandescent lamp) through the slit, one can see the diffraction of light (see Fig. 4).

Rice. 4. Diffraction of light by a thin slit

Experience 5

Diffraction on thick paper

If you take a thick sheet of paper and make an incision with a razor, then by bringing this cut of paper close to the eye and changing the location of the adjacent two leaves, you can observe the diffraction of light.

Experience 6

Diffraction at a small hole

To observe such diffraction, we need a thick sheet of paper and a pin. Using a pin, make a small hole in the sheet. Then we bring the hole close to the eye and observe a bright light source. In this case, light diffraction is visible (see Fig. 5).

The change in the diffraction pattern depends on the aperture size.

Rice. 5. Diffraction of light by a small hole

Experience 7

Diffraction of light on a piece of dense transparent fabric (nylon, cambric).

Let's take a cambric ribbon and, placing it at a small distance from the eyes, look through the ribbon at a bright light source. We will see diffraction, i.e. multi-colored stripes and a bright cross, which will consist of lines of the diffraction spectrum.

The figure shows photographs of the diffraction that we observe (see Fig. 6).

Rice. 6. Diffraction of light

Report: it should present the patterns of interference and diffraction that were observed during the work.

The change in lines characterizes how one or another procedure of refraction and addition (subtraction) of waves occurs.

Based on the diffraction pattern obtained from the slit, a special device was created - diffraction grating. It is a set of slits through which light passes. This device is needed in order to conduct detailed studies of light. For example, using a diffraction grating, you can determine the wavelength of light.

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Lab #13

Subject: "Observation of interference and diffraction of light"

Goal of the work: experimentally study the phenomenon of interference and diffraction.

Equipment: an electric lamp with a straight filament (one per class), two glass plates, a glass tube, a glass with a soap solution, a wire ring with a handle with a diameter of 30 mm, a CD, a caliper, nylon fabric.

Theory:

Interference is a phenomenon characteristic of waves of any nature: mechanical, electromagnetic.

Wave interference – addition in space of two (or several) waves, in which at its different points an amplification or attenuation of the resulting wave is obtained.

coherent called waves that have the same frequency and a constant phase difference.

The amplitude of the resulting displacement at point C depends on the difference in the path of the waves at a distance d2 – d1.

Maximum condition

, (Δd=d 2 -d 1 )

Where k=0; ± 1; ±2; ± 3 ;…

(the difference in the path of the waves is equal to an even number of half-waves)

Waves from sources A and B will come to point C in the same phases and “amplify each other”.

φ A \u003d φ B - phases of oscillations

Δφ=0 - phase difference

A=2X max

Minimum condition

, (Δd=d 2 -d 1)

Where k=0; ± 1; ±2; ± 3;…

(the difference in the path of the waves is equal to an odd number of half-waves)

Waves from sources A and B will come to point C in antiphase and "extinguish each other".

φ A ≠φ B - oscillation phases

Δφ=π - phase difference

A=0 is the amplitude of the resulting wave.

interference pattern– regular alternation of areas of high and low light intensity.

Light interference- spatial redistribution of the energy of light radiation when two or more light waves are superimposed.

Due to diffraction, the light deviates from a rectilinear propagation (for example, near the edges of obstacles).

Diffraction – the phenomenon of wave deviation from rectilinear propagation when passing through small holes and rounding small obstacles by the wave.

Diffraction manifestation condition: d< λ , Where d- the size of the obstacle, λ - wavelength. The dimensions of the obstacles (holes) must be smaller than or commensurate with the wavelength.

The existence of this phenomenon (diffraction) limits the scope of the laws of geometric optics and is the reason for the limiting resolution of optical instruments.

Diffraction grating- an optical device, which is a periodic structure of a large number of regularly arranged elements on which light is diffracted. Strokes with a profile defined and constant for a given diffraction grating are repeated at regular intervals d(lattice period). The ability of a diffraction grating to decompose a beam of light incident on it into wavelengths is its main property. There are reflective and transparent diffraction gratings. In modern devices, mainly reflective diffraction gratings are used..

The condition for observing the diffraction maximum:

d sinφ=k λ, Where k=0; ± 1; ±2; ± 3; d- grating period , φ - the angle at which the maxima are observed, and λ - wavelength.

From the maximum condition it follows sinφ=(k λ)/d.

Let k=1, then sinφ cr =λ cr /d And sinφ f =λ f /d.

It is known that λ cr >λ f, hence sinφ cr>sinφ f. Because y= sinφ f - the function is increasing, then φ cr >φ f

Therefore, the violet color in the diffraction spectrum is located closer to the center.

Progress:

Experience 1.Dip the wire ring in the soap solution. A soap film is formed on the wire ring.

Position it vertically. We observe light and dark horizontal stripes that change in width as the film thickness changes.

Explanation. The appearance of light and dark bands is explained by the interference of light waves reflected from the film surface. triangle d = 2h. The difference in the path of light waves is equal to twice the thickness of the film. When placed vertically, the film has a wedge-shaped shape. The difference in the path of light waves in its upper part will be less than in its lower part. In those places of the film where the path difference is equal to an even number of half-waves, bright stripes are observed. And with an odd number of half-waves - dark stripes. The horizontal arrangement of the stripes is explained by the horizontal arrangement of lines of equal film thickness.

We illuminate the soap film with white light (from the lamp). We observe the coloration of light bands in spectral colors: at the top - blue, at the bottom - red.

Explanation. This coloration is explained by the dependence of the position of the light bands on the wavelength of the incident color.

We also observe that the bands, expanding and retaining their shape, move down.

Explanation. This is due to a decrease in film thickness, as the soap solution flows down under the action of gravity.

Experience 2. Blow a soap bubble with a glass tube and examine it carefully. When illuminated with white light, observe the formation of colored interference rings, colored in spectral colors. The top edge of each light ring is blue, the bottom is red. As the film thickness decreases, the rings, also expanding, slowly move down. Their annular shape is explained by the annular shape of lines of equal thickness.

Answer the questions:

Why are soap bubbles iridescent?
What shape are the rainbow stripes?
Why does the color of the bubble change all the time?

Experience 3. Thoroughly wipe two glass plates, put together and squeeze with your fingers. Due to the non-ideal shape of the contacting surfaces, the thinnest air voids are formed between the plates.

When light is reflected from the surfaces of the plates that form the gap, bright iridescent stripes appear - ring-shaped or irregular in shape. When the force compressing the plates changes, the arrangement and shape of the strips change. Draw the pictures you see.

Explanation: The surfaces of the plates cannot be perfectly even, so they touch only in a few places. Around these places, the thinnest air wedges of various shapes are formed, giving a picture of interference. In transmitted light, the maximum condition 2h=kl

Answer the questions:

Why are bright iridescent ring-shaped or irregularly shaped stripes observed at the points of contact of the plates?
Why does the shape and location of the interference fringes change with pressure?

Experience 4.Examine carefully from different angles the surface of the CD (which is being recorded).

Explanation: The brightness of the diffraction spectra depends on the frequency of the grooves deposited on the disk and on the angle of incidence of the rays. Almost parallel rays incident from the lamp filament are reflected from adjacent bulges between the grooves at points A and B. The rays reflected at an angle equal to the angle of incidence form an image of the lamp filament in the form of a white line. Rays reflected at other angles have a certain path difference, as a result of which the waves are added.

What are you observing? Explain the observed phenomena. Describe the interference pattern.

Experience 5. We shift the slider of the caliper until a gap of 0.5 mm wide forms between the jaws.

We put the beveled part of the sponges close to the eye (placing the gap vertically). Through this gap we look at the vertically located thread of the burning lamp. We observe rainbow stripes parallel to it on both sides of the thread. We change the width of the slot in the range of 0.05 - 0.8 mm. When moving to more narrow crevices the bands move apart, become wider and form distinct spectra. When viewed through the widest slit, the fringes are very narrow and close to one another. Draw the picture you see in your notebook. Explain observed phenomena.

Experience 6. Look through the nylon fabric at the filament of a burning lamp. By turning the fabric around the axis, achieve a clear diffraction pattern in the form of two diffraction bands crossed at right angles.

Explanation: A white diffraction peak is visible in the center of the crust. At k=0, the wave path difference is equal to zero, so the central maximum is white. The cross is obtained because the threads of the fabric are two diffraction gratings folded together with mutually perpendicular slots. The appearance of spectral colors is explained by the fact that white light consists of waves of different lengths. The diffraction maximum of light for different wavelengths is obtained at different locations.

Sketch the observed diffraction cross. Explain the observed phenomena.

Record the output. Indicate in which of your experiments the phenomenon of interference was observed, and in which diffraction.

Control questions:

What is light?
Who proved that light is an electromagnetic wave?
What is called interference of light? What are the maximum and minimum conditions for interference?
Can light waves from two incandescent bulbs interfere? Why?
What is the diffraction of light?
Does the position of the main diffraction maxima depend on the number of grating slits?

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