How Far Would the Movable Mirror in a Michelson Interferometer

question 31

Multiple Choice

How far would the movable mirror in a Michelson interferometer need to be moved for 800 fringes to be counted using 633 nm light?

• A)0.253 mm
• B)0.506 mm
• C)1.11 mm
• D)0.760 mm
• E)2.23 mm

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