The length of the optical path of two media in contact of lengths $d_1$ and $d_2$ with refractive indices $\mu_1$ and $\mu_2$ respectively,is

  • A
    $\mu_1 d_1 + \mu_2 d_2$
  • B
    $\mu_1 d_2 + \mu_2 d_1$
  • C
    $\frac{d_1 d_2}{\mu_1 \mu_2}$
  • D
    $\frac{d_1 + d_2}{\mu_1 \mu_2}$

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