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Diffraction of Light

Problem 5.117

A plane monochromatic light wave falls normally on an opaque screen with a long slit whose shape is shown in Fig. 5.25 . Making use of Fig. \(5.19,\) find the ratio of intensities of light at points \(1,2,\) and 3 located behind the screen at equal distances from it. For point 3 the rounded-off edge of the slit coincides with the boundary line of the first Fresnel zone.

Reveal Answer
I1:I2:I31:4:7I_{1}: I_{2}: I_{3} \approx 1: 4: 7