A Michelson interferometer is illuminated with the mercury green line
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Optics and Photonics, Ch Two-beam interference and interferometry
Problem
A Michelson interferometer is illuminated with the mercury green line, λ=546 nm. As one mirror is translated, N=1000 fringes are counted passing a reference point. Find the distance the mirror moved.