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For what distance is ray optics a good approximation when the aperture is 2 mm wide and the wavelength is 400 nm? |
0.1 m $5 \times 10^{10} m$ $5 \times 10^3$ 10 m |
10 m |
The correct answer is Option (4) → 10 m Aperture width a = 2 mm Fresnel distance $z_f =\frac{a^2}{\lambda}$ $=\frac{\left(2 \times 10^{-3}\right)^2}{400 \times 10^{-9}}=\frac{4 \times 10^{-6}}{400 \times 10^{-9}}$ = 10 m |