Suppose to test the actual resolution of a laser printer,you print out a set of

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Suppose to test the actual resolution of a laser printer,you print out a set of vertical lines with a constant spacing on a transparency film. You hold the film 3.0 meters from the wall and shine a red 635 nm laser through the film. A set of discrete dots results due to the diffraction of the light by the lines. The separation between the center dot and the next closest dot (i.e. n=1) is measured to be 8.9 cm. Using the Fraunhofer equation, n = d(x/L), (i) calculate the separation distance between the lines on the slide (in inches). Then from this, (ii) determine the resolution of the laser printer by calculating the number of lines per inch that can be printed by your printer (Hint: think about unit analysis).

Explanation / Answer

n= d(x/L)

1*(635*10^-9) = d(.089m/3m)

d = 635*10^-9 *3/.089

d= 21404.4910^-9
d = 2.14*10^-5 m
To convert m into inch = 2.14*10^-5 m = 84.251*10^-5 inch

Number of line per inches

1/(8.42*10^-4) inches.

1188 lines per inch

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