In a Michelson interferometer used for analyzing imperfections on silicon wafers, which consequence results when path length difference approaches zero?

💡 Explanation

Approaching zero path difference leads to constructive interference because all reflected light waves arrive in phase, therefore a bright fringe appears rather than dark fringes which require destructive interference from out-of-phase waves.

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