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Interference of Light

Problem 5.88

At the crest of a spherical surface of a plano-convex lens there is a ground-off plane spot of radius \(r_{0}=3.0 \mathrm{~mm}\) through which the lens comes into contact with a glass plate. The curvature radius of the lens's convex surface is equal to \(R=150 \mathrm{~cm}\). Find the radius of the sixth bright ring when observed in reflected light with wavelength \(\lambda=655 \mathrm{nm}\).

Reveal Answer
r=r02+(k1/2)λR=3.8 mm, where k=6r=\sqrt{r_{0}^{2}+(k-1 / 2) \lambda R}=3.8 \mathrm{~mm}, \text { where } k=6