Diffraction Grating
d·sin(θ) = m·λ
What it says
The diffraction-grating equation gives the angle at which the m-th order bright fringe appears for light of wavelength λ passing through a grating with slit spacing d.
Symbols
| Symbol | Quantity | Dimension |
|---|---|---|
θ | Diffraction angle (rad) | 1 |
d | Grating spacing (m) | L |
m | Diffraction order (integer) | 1 |
λ | Wavelength (m) | L |
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