In a Young's interference experiment, the two slits are separated by 0.160 mm and the incident light includes two wavelengths:
λ₁ = 540 nm (green) and λ₂ = 450 nm (blue). The overlapping interference patterns are observed on a screen 1.55 m from the slits.
Find a relationship between the orders m₁ and m₂ that determines where a bright fringe of the green light coincides with a bright fringe of the blue light. (The order m₁ is associated with λ₁, and m₂ is associated with λ₂.)
m₂/m₁ =
Find the minimum values of m₁ and m₂ such that the overlapping of the bright fringes will occur and find the position of the overlap on the screen.
m₁ =
m₂ =
Distance = ___ cm from the central maximum