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Determination of Laser Induced Fields in Matter
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Passive long range sensor using radio wave distortions?
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Optics issue with focusing beam
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Why is it not possible to see the interference pattern of white light
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Index of refraction and density
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Why Choose High Frequency Radio Waves for Long-Distance Communication?
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Can Bicycles Generate Enough Power to Run Microwaves?
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Source of the first Photon in the LASER
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How do i demonstrate thin film interference with microscope slides?
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Similarity and difference between light and sound?
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Possibility of million entangled photons
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Smallest curvature radius in gradient index optics
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Objects Absorb & Reflect Light: How Does It Work?
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Radio waves to gamma particle question
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Optics: Can a magnified real image be larger than the lens diameter?
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Reflection of particles and light: different reflection surface types
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What is the relationship between the speed of light and the true vacuum?
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Absorption coefficient of aluminium for microwaves
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Floating Mirror & Its Unusual Focus Heat
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How Does Thin Film Thickness Affect Interference Patterns?
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How Do Fiber Optic and Copper Cables Differ in Physics?
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What's the microwave S-parameter?
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Mie scattering for sphere with constant dipole moment
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Is light matter, or just a concept of vibrations in a medium?
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Is My Laser Truly Vertically Polarized?
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Collimating a white light beam
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Why does a conductor's refractive index affect Snell's law for refraction?
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Is false yellow true yellow when reflected?
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Question about nature of light
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Laser beam with 5 millimeter diameter
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Is mixed light the same as interfered light?
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Out of Pure Light Matter is Created
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What could cause a polarizer to not block 100% light?
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Polarizability if a molecule in raman scattering
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Orders of Magnitude - From Quark to Superstring Theory
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Prooving pseudo-periodicity of diffracted field for gratings
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Phase retrieval problem for laser profile
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Gold's index of refraction in micro-onde
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Is Stefan–Boltzmann law valid for light reflection
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Solving Optics Lens Problems: 2 Possibilities for Object Placement
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General equation for light intensity entering half circle
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How does wave reflection work?
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Buy a Determinium Lens Online - What is It?
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Engraving laser machine with a lens
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Laser Sheet Optics: Generating w/ Spherical Lenses
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Optical rotation and linear basis set
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Choosing the Right Fresnel Lens for Automotive Headlamp Projection?
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How do anti-reflective coatings let MORE light in through the lens?
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Altering the speed of light, implications
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Mechanics~polar coordinate & radial and transverse component
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Will high power laser penetrate mirror?
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Extremely energetic photon threshold
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Do photons have mass experiment?
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Need a suggestion for an assignment on fiber optics.
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Relating absorbance wavelengths and refractive index
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How do mirrors create images despite scattered light?
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Building a Laser? Questions, Resources & Cost
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Homopolar Generator Setup & Effect of Magnetized Conductivity
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Why do objects reflect light (microscopic point of view)
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Seeking recommendations for fiber laser mode-locking resources
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Why doesn't light interfere in a room?
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Simulating diffraction in optical instruments - help settle a dispute
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How Do Diffraction and Interference Affect Microscopes and Telescopes?
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Sound wave vs light wave speed
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Dependence of refractive index
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Why are only certain wavelengths reflected when light strikes a wall?
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Why does light slow down in glass?
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Does Sound Undergo a Phase Shift When Reflected From a Wall?
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Photon polarization and direction
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Mirrors reflecting images infinitely
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Quantum interference with different polarization
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Alpha ray scattering experiment
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Is there a difference between cross section and scattering cross section?
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How does a photon know to pass through without interacting?
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Measure optical power with spectrometer
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Breaking the coherence of an optical signal
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Photons, Antimatter- My unsolved Questions
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Interaction of Photon with water
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Photon as a particle and e-ray and o-ray
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Wave Interference and Polarization
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Do Stars in Space Interact Through Wave-Cancellation?
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Confused About Light & Mass: Get Help Here!
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Basic doubt about a concept in Optics
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What Can You See When You Look at a Mirror Under a Microscope?
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Calculating the coherence length of a laser
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Light waves travelling in a material.
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Do Photons Have Mass According to E=MC2?
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How does the finite size of an obstacle affect diffraction patterns?
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