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What is the purpose of using rays in optics?
What is the purpose of using rays in optics?
- To model the propagation of light through an optical system (correct)
- To simulate interference of light waves
- To describe phenomena such as diffraction
- To analyze wavefronts of actual light
What does ray tracing in optics involve?
What does ray tracing in optics involve?
- Modeling diffraction phenomena accurately
- Simulating interference of light waves
- Solving Maxwell's equations exactly
- Propagating discrete rays through an optical system (correct)
What is a limitation of ray optics or geometrical optics?
What is a limitation of ray optics or geometrical optics?
- It provides exact solutions to Maxwell's equations
- It can accurately simulate interference of light waves
- It accurately models all wave phenomena
- It does not describe phenomena such as diffraction (correct)
Under what conditions are approximate solutions to Maxwell's equations in ray tracing valid?
Under what conditions are approximate solutions to Maxwell's equations in ray tracing valid?
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What type of optics theory is required to describe phenomena such as diffraction?
What type of optics theory is required to describe phenomena such as diffraction?
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