Double-slit fringe spacing calculator

Calculate small-angle fringe spacing with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

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Wavelength (nm)
550
Slit separation (mm)
0.2
Screen distance (m)
2
Small-angle fringe spacing (mm)
5.5

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Wavelength (nm)
605
Slit separation (mm)
0.2
Screen distance (m)
2
Small-angle fringe spacing (mm)
6.05
Calculation method

Calculation method

Small-angle fringe spacing (mm)

Fringe spacing=lambda × screenDistance/slitSeparation.

Symbols and units
a
Wavelength (nm)
b
Slit separation (mm)
c
Screen distance (m)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Far-field small-angle model, same unit conversions explicitly applied. Supported limits: All required fields must be finite values of the exact declared type and within displayed bounds. Lists contain1–1000 finite numbers. JSON tables are numeric rectangular rows, at most100 rows and30 columns; individual tools have stricter shape/domain constraints. Far-field small-angle model, same unit conversions explicitly applied.
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