Question

(a) What do you understand by the term lateral displacement? 

(b) State three factors which determine lateral displacement?

Answer 1

(a) Lateral Displacement : “The perpendicular shift in the path of the incident ray while emerging out of an optical slab is called Lateral Displacement.” 

(b) Factors : 

1. Angle of incidence 

2. Thickness of optical slab 

3. Refractive index of opitcal material. 4. Wavelength of light.