Wave Optics

Question

A Young's double slit experiment uses a monochromatic source. The shape of the interference fringes formed on a screen is

Accepted Answer

Option D. The interference fringes formed in a Young's double slit experiment are straight lines. These fringes are a result of the constructive and destructive interference of the light waves coming from the two slits, and they appear as alternating bright and dark straight bands or lines.

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