Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Author: David Halliday
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Chapter 40, Problem 61P
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(a) the number of standing wave nodes along the laser axis.
(b) the amount Δf would the beam frequency have to shift to increase this number by one.
To show:
(c) that Δf is just the inverse of the travel time of laser light for one round trip back and forth along the laser axis.
(d) and then calculate the corresponding fractional frequency shift Δf/f.
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