Solution

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For the narrow pair, the amplitude is . Hence phase-reversed double-slit diffraction gives
There is a central dark fringe. Minima obey , maxima , and the near-axis angular fringe period is . Finite slit widths multiply this interference profile by their single-slit envelope. The parent plot includes the narrow-pair profile.

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