When a compact disc is illuminated by a source of white light,coloured 'lanes' are observed. This is due to

Consider the diffraction pattern obtained from the sunlight incident on a pinhole of diameter $0.1 \, \mu m$. If the diameter of the pinhole is slightly increased,it will affect the diffraction pattern such that :

$A$ plane wavefront of monochromatic light is incident normally on a narrow slit. $A$ diffraction pattern is formed on a screen. What is the phase difference between the waves originating from the top and bottom edges of the slit at the position of the first minimum?

Explain diffraction by a single slit.

$A$ slit of width $12 \times 10^{-5} \ cm$ is illuminated by monochromatic light of wavelength $6000 \ \mathring A$. Find the half angular width of the central bright maximum in the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern in degrees $(^o)$.

The angular deviation of the $5^{th}$ order dark fringe is $12^{\circ}$ in a single slit experiment. If the width of the slit is $9 \mu m$, then the wavelength of the incident light is: (in $Å$)