Wc-6 Lloyd's Mirror (using Microwaves)
Aim
To demonstrate interference using a single mirror.
Apparatus
- 3 cm microwave apparatus
- Metal mirror
Lloyd's Mirror Apparatus.
Description
In Lloyd's single mirror experiment the microwave transmitter is clamped approximately 50 cm above a metal reflecting surface. As the receiver is scanned along the line BC an interference pattern consisting of maxima and minima is observed.