Ray Optics Quiz

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What is a ray in optics?

A physical beam of light
An idealized geometrical model of light or other electromagnetic radiation (correct)
A representation of diffraction phenomena
A wavefront of actual light

How are rays used to model the propagation of light through an optical system?

By applying diffraction phenomena to the ray model
By dividing the real light field into discrete rays for computational propagation (correct)
By using wavefronts to simulate light propagation
By using physical beams of light for analysis

What does ray optics or geometrical optics not describe?

Interference phenomena
Maxwell's equations
Wavefront properties
Diffraction phenomena (correct)

What allows complex optical systems to be analyzed mathematically or simulated by computer?

<p>Ray tracing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is ray tracing's approximate solutions to Maxwell's equations valid?

<p>As long as the light waves propagate through and around objects whose dimensions are much greater than the light's wavelength (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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