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What does physical optics study in the field of optics?
What does physical optics study in the field of optics?
- Coherence theory in optics
- Interference, diffraction, and polarization (correct)
- Quantum noise in optical communication
- Wave effects in geometric optics
Which branch of optics studies quantum noise in optical communication?
Which branch of optics studies quantum noise in optical communication?
- Physical optics
- Wave optics
- Geometric optics
- Coherence theory (correct)
What is the principle behind physical optics?
What is the principle behind physical optics?
- It ignores wave effects and focuses on ray optics
- It estimates the field on a surface using ray optics and integrates it to calculate the transmitted or scattered field (correct)
- It is a precise theory in electromagnetic wave propagation
- It models the dependence of diffraction on polarization
What does the word 'physical' signify in physical optics?
What does the word 'physical' signify in physical optics?
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Which approximation is physical optics similar to?
Which approximation is physical optics similar to?
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