Question

Determine the speed, wavelength, and frequency of light from a helium-neon laser as it travels through flourite. The wavelength of the light from the laser is 632.8 nm in air and the index of refraction of flourite is 1.434.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

As we know that

Frequency = Speed ÷ wavelength

= (3 × 10^8 )÷ (632.8 × 10^-9)

= 4.74 × 10^14 Hz

Speed in flourite is

= Vaccum speed ÷ refraction index

= 3 × 10^8 ÷ 1.434

= 2.092 × 10^8 m/s

wavelength is

= Speed in flourite ÷ frequency

= (3 × 10^8 × 632.8 × 10^-9) ÷ (1.434 × 3 × 10^8)

= 441.28nm