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Which branch of optics studies interference, diffraction, polarization, and other phenomena for which the ray approximation of geometric optics is not valid?
Which branch of optics studies interference, diffraction, polarization, and other phenomena for which the ray approximation of geometric optics is not valid?
- Physical optics (correct)
- Coherence theory
- Wave optics
- Geometric optics
What is physical optics commonly used for in optics, electrical engineering, and applied physics?
What is physical optics commonly used for in optics, electrical engineering, and applied physics?
- To calculate the transmitted or scattered field
- To study quantum noise in optical communication
- To estimate the field on a surface (correct)
- To ignore wave effects in geometric optics
What does the term 'physical' in physical optics mean?
What does the term 'physical' in physical optics mean?
- It is a sub-branch of coherence theory
- It is more physical than geometric or ray optics (correct)
- It studies quantum noise in optical communication
- It is an exact physical theory
What does the Born approximation in physical optics resemble?
What does the Born approximation in physical optics resemble?
Which theory is a precise theory in optics, electrical engineering, and applied physics?
Which theory is a precise theory in optics, electrical engineering, and applied physics?
Which term is commonly used to refer to the study of phenomena such as polarization, diffraction, and interference where the ray approximation of geometric optics cannot be done?
Which term is commonly used to refer to the study of phenomena such as polarization, diffraction, and interference where the ray approximation of geometric optics cannot be done?
What does wave optics involve integrating the ray-estimated field over?
What does wave optics involve integrating the ray-estimated field over?
What is the approximate name of the section of optics that deals with the behavior of light and its wave characteristics?
What is the approximate name of the section of optics that deals with the behavior of light and its wave characteristics?
What is the main focus of wave optics in the estimation of the field on a surface?
What is the main focus of wave optics in the estimation of the field on a surface?
Which theory in optics is commonly used for the estimation of the field on a surface?
Which theory in optics is commonly used for the estimation of the field on a surface?
