FYKOS Year 26 Series 1 Problem 5 — Young cylinder · FYKOS 26 #26.1.5
Physics · optics
Problem
Consider the classical Double-slit experiment but assume that the screen behind the two slits is cylindrical. The axis of this cylinder is parallel with the the two slits and the whole apparatus is symmetrical. This axis is at a distance L from the slits, radius of the cylindrical screen is R=L⁄2 and the separation of the two slits is a. Describe the diffraction pattern on the screen after it has been unrolled from the cylinder and give the locations of diffraction maxima using a coordinate corresponding to the distance on the cylinder's surface.