Diffraction Grating

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Wavelength ($\lambda$) 650 nm

400 nm (Violet) 700 nm (Red)

Grating Spacing ($d$) 2.00 μm

1.0 μm (Dense) 5.0 μm (Sparse)

Lines per mm: 500

Number of Slits ($N$) 10

Affects sharpness of maxima.

Max Order ($n_{max}$) 3

Theoretical maximum number of orders observable on one side.

-90° -45° 0° +45° +90°

Diffraction Pattern (Angle $\theta$)

$$ d \sin \theta = n \lambda $$

$d$: Slit spacing

$\theta$: Diffraction angle

$n$: Order (0, 1, 2...)

$\lambda$: Wavelength

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