Light from two coherent sources of the same amplitude A and wavelength λ illuminates the…
Physics · Class 12 · CBSE — Wave Optics
Light from two coherent sources of the same amplitude A and wavelength λ illuminates the screen. The intensity of the central maximum is I0. If the sources were incoherent, the intensity at the same point will be
- 4I0
- 2I0
- I0

Answer
(D)
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