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Theoretical Optics Flashcards

1
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Branches of optics:

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Geometrical optics
Physical optics
Quantum optics

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Branch of optics that deals with the study of light in terms of ray

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Geometrical optics

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Branch of optics that deals with the study of light in a form of waves

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Physical optics

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Branch of optics that deals with the interaction of light with atomic entities of matter

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Quantum optics

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5
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Object or bodies that are capable of emitting their own light either naturally or artifically

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Source of light

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6
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Light sources that cannot be controlled by man

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Natural sources

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7
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Light sources that can be controlled by man

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Artificial sources

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8
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A source of light that is either infinitely small

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Point source

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A source of light that has a measurable area consists of infinite number of point sources

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Artificial sources

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10
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3 theories of light

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Emission Theory
Undulatory Theory
Electromagnetic Theory

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11
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Light is composed of minute particles of matter called

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Corpuscle

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12
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The bouncing back of light

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Reflection

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13
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Bending of light

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Refraction

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14
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Transformation of light into some other form of energy

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Absorption

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15
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Decomposition of light into its constituent elements

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Dipsersion

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16
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Slight bending of light around the corners

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Diffraction

17
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The process of restricting the vibration directions of the electromagnetic wave to only one direction

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Polarization

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