Overview:
When a laser beam reflects off a glass plate, the reflected beams off the front surface and back surface can be made to interfere.
Goal of this Experiment:
The goal of this experiment is to observe this multiple reflection interference. Note the setup shown below.
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Sample Data:
The following data were taken by Matt Bravander and Alex Dzierba. In one case the beam spreader was arranged to produce a parallel beam and the other the beam was divergent.
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