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Fringe separation

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The distance between adjacent bright or dark fringes in an interference pattern; directly proportional to wavelength.

AP course connection

Topic 14.8: 14.8 Double-Slit Interference and Diffraction Gratings

Unit 14

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