This document discusses thin film interference from plating a thin layer of MgF2 on glass. It asks what the least thickness of the MgF2 layer should be to minimize reflection of light with a wavelength of 5000 normally incident from air to the glass. The answer is that the least thickness is 906 in order to minimize reflection when the optical path difference is equal to the wavelength (k=1).
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1. Physics
Learning
Object
9
Yiying
Lin
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Thin
Film
Interference
Question
Plating
a
thin
layer
of
MgF2
(refractive
index
n=1.38)
on
a
piece
of
glass
(n=1.60)
as
an
antireflection
film.
A
light
has
a
wavelength
5000
that
has
a
normal
incidence
through
the
glass
from
the
air
(n=1.00).
If
the
reflex
is
minimized,
what
is
the
least
thickness
of
MgF2
layer?
A. 1250
B. 906
C. 2500
D. 871
Answer1
906
When
k=1,
it
is
the
thinnest.