// Scilab code Ex4.14 : Pg:155 (2008) clc;clear; D = 110; // Distance between the biprism and narrow slit, cm Lambda = 5500e-08; // Wavelength of light, cm mu = 1.5; // refractive index of glass biprism a = 10; // Distance of slit from biprism, cm alpha = 2*%pi/180; // Angle between the inclined faces and base of prism, degree d = a*(mu-1)*alpha; // Separation between two virtual sources, cm omega = D*Lambda/(2*d); // Fringe width at a distance of one meter from biprism, cm printf("\nThe width of the fringes in the eye-piece from the biprism = %6.4f cm", omega); // Result // The width of the fringes in the eye-piece from the biprism = 0.0173 cm