Theoretical & Geometrical Optics 1
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What path does light travel along in a homogeneous medium?

  • Circular paths called waves
  • Straight line paths called rays (correct)
  • Curved paths called rays
  • Zigzag paths called beams

    • What happens when a ray of light encounters a smooth polished surface?

  • The light ray bounces back (correct)
  • The light ray bends and refracts
  • The light ray disperses in different directions
  • The light ray continues through the surface

    • What phenomenon occurs when light bends traveling from one medium to another?

  • Reflection
  • Refraction (correct)
  • Absorption
  • Transmission

    • Why do objects appear to have color under different lighting?

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    In the context of light behavior, what is the result of rectilinear propagation?

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    Which of the following correctly defines a light ray?

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    What is a beam of light characterized as?

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    Which branch of optics focuses on how light generates and interacts with matter?

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    Which statement describes physical optics?

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    What is one key difference between light and sound?

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    Which conversion is accurate for changing meters to centimeters?

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    What defines a pencil of light?

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    Which of the following units is equivalent to 1 meter?

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    What phenomenon describes the bending of waves around small obstacles?

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    Which term refers to the transformation of unpolarized light into polarized light?

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    What occurs when two waves meet and interfere with each other in a medium?

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    Which principle explains how two overlapping waves can produce a new wave pattern?

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    What is the term used for the consistent straight-line behavior of light propagation?

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    In which scenario would you likely observe the phenomenon of diffraction?

    <p>Light passing through a narrow slit (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of polarized light compared to unpolarized light?

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    Which of the following processes involves the separation of wave fronts?

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    Diffraction

    The bending of waves around obstacles or through small openings.

    Interference

    The interaction of two or more waves, resulting in a combined wave pattern.

    Superposition Principle

    The principle stating that the resultant displacement of two or more waves at a point is equal to the vector sum of the displacements caused by each wave.

    Polarization

    A phenomenon where light waves vibrate in a single plane.

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    Rectilinear Propagation

    The straight-line propagation of light in a homogeneous medium.

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    Reflection

    The bouncing back of light when it strikes a surface.

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    Refraction

    The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.

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    Dual Nature of Light

    Light has a dual nature, exhibiting both wave-like and particle-like properties.

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    What is optics?

    The study of light and its behavior including how it is generated, propagated, and interacts with matter.

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    What is optics' focus?

    Physics area concerned with light's behavior and properties.

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    How is light defined?

    Light is energy that our eyes can detect and can travel through a medium or even a vacuum.

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    What is the dual nature of light?

    Light has both wave and particle characteristics, making it behave like a wave and a particle at the same time.

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    What is a light ray?

    A single photon of light traveling from a point source.

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    What is a pencil of light?

    A group of light rays traveling together.

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    What is a beam of light?

    A collection of divergent, convergent, or parallel pencils of light originating from an extended source.

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    What is physical optics?

    The study of light's wave properties, including interference and diffraction.

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    Rectilinear Propagation of Light

    Light travels in straight lines in a uniform medium, like a laser beam.

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    Reflection of Light

    When light bounces back from a smooth surface, like a mirror.

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    Refraction of Light

    The change in direction of light when it passes from one medium to another, like from air to water.

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    Why Do We See Objects as Certain Colors?

    The color we perceive from an object is determined by the wavelengths of light it reflects.

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    Study Notes

    Theoretical & Geometrical Optics 1

    • Course taught by Mary Ann Gizzele F. Guani, ECE, OD
    • Covers fundamental concepts of optics

    Conversions

    • 1 meter = 1000 millimeters
    • 1 meter = 100 centimeters
    • 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
    • 1 foot = 12 inches
    • 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters

    Addition and Subtraction of Integers

    • Rules for adding integers
      • Positive + Positive = Positive
      • Negative + Negative = Negative
      • Positive + Negative = Subtract, Sign of larger number
      • Negative + Positive = Subtract, Sign of larger number
    • Rules for subtracting integers
      • Positive - Positive = Subtract, Sign of larger number
      • Negative - Negative = Add, keep the sign of the first number
      • Positive - Negative = Add
      • Negative - Positive = Subtract, keep the sign of the first number

    Optics

    • Branch of physics studying light and its properties, behavior, generation, propagation, detection, and interaction with matter

    • Subdivisions of light

      • Light ray: Path of a single photon from a point source
      • Pencil of light: Bundle of rays
      • Beam of light: Collection of divergent, convergent, or parallel pencils from an extended source

    • Types of Optics

      • Physical optics: Examines light as energy particles emitted by sources and absorbed by other substances.
      • Geometric optics: Deals with image formation with rays of light through lenses, prisms and mirrors
      • Quantum optics: Investigates interactions between light and matter considering light as having both wave and particle properties

    Light

    • Nature and Properties: The fundamental nature of light.
    • Light as energy to which the human eye is sensitive
    • Similar to sound, passes through mediums but unlike sound, can travel in a vacuum
    • Dual nature of light (wave and particle)
    • Light as a wave exhibiting phenomena like diffraction and interference.
    • Light as a particle, with phenomena like rectilinear propagation, reflection, and refraction.

    Light and its Dual Nature (Wave and Particle)

    • Light exhibits wave properties such as diffraction, interference, polarization
    • Light exhibits particle properties such as rectilinear propagation, reflection, refraction.

    Subdivisions of Light

    • Light ray: Path of a single photon or light particle from a single point source.
    • Pencil of light: A bundle of rays.
    • Beam of light: A collection of rays from an extended source that can be divergent, convergent, or parallel.

    Diffraction

    • Apparent bending of waves around obstacles; waves spreading out past small openings.

    Interference

    • When two waves meet, collide, or intersect while traveling through the same medium. Two types:
      • Constructive: Amplitudes increase
      • Destructive: Amplitudes decrease
    • Superposition principle by Thomas Young: The principle of superposition explains wave interference. The crest or trough of one wave meets the crest or trough of another wave, adding the amplitudes, resulting in either constructive or destructive interference
    • Young's Two-Slit Experiment: Illustrates wave nature of light. Each slit acts as a new source, producing interference patterns on a screen.
    • Applications in optics: Anti-reflective coatings (AR coatings) exploit interference to minimize reflection in optical instruments.

    Polarization

    • Transforming unpolarized light into polarized light.
    • Polarized light oscillates in one plane.

    Rectilinear Propagation

    • Light in a homogeneous medium travels in straight-line paths
    • Rays

    Reflection

    • When light approaches a smooth polished surface and bounces back
    • Two types
      • Regular (specular): Light rays reflect at equal angles
      • Diffused : Light rays reflect at different angles

    Refraction

    • Bending of light when passing from one medium to another.
    • Refraction of light

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    This quiz covers the essential principles of theoretical and geometrical optics, focusing on the behavior and properties of light. It is designed for students taking the course taught by Mary Ann Gizzele F. Guani. Master the foundational concepts that govern how light interacts with different materials.

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