Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Wave Optics

Question:

Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities 16I and 4I are superposed. The maximum and minimum possible intensities in the resulting beam are -

Options:

20I and I

36I and 4I

20I and 12I

36I and I

Correct Answer:

36I and 4I

Explanation:

$ I_{max} = (\sqrt{I_1}+ \sqrt{I_2})^2 = (\sqrt{16I}+ \sqrt{4I})^2 = 36I$

$ I_{min} = (\sqrt{I_1}- \sqrt{I_2})^2 = (\sqrt{16I}- \sqrt{4I})^2 = 4I$