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Diffraction of Light

Problem 5.129

Light with wavelength \(\lambda=0.60 \mu \mathrm{m}\) falls normally on a diffraction grating inscribed on a plane surface of a plano-convex cylindrical glass lens with curvature radius \(R=20 \mathrm{~cm} .\) The period of the grating is equal to \(d=6.0 \mu \mathrm{m} .\) Find the distance between the principal maxima of first order located symmetrically in the focal plane of that lens.

Reveal Answer
x=2R/(n1)(d/λ)21=8 cmx=2 R /(n-1) \sqrt{(d / \lambda)^{2}-1}=8 \mathrm{~cm}