Question

The linewidth of a bright fringe is sometimes defined as the separation between the points on the two sides of the central line where the intensity falls to half the maximum. Find the linewidth of a bright fringe in a Young's double slit experiment in terms of λ, d and D where the symbols have their usual meanings.

Answer 1

The line width of a bright fringe is sometimes defined as the separation between the points on the two sides of the central line where the intensity falls to half the maximum.
We know that, for intensity to be half the maximum