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Effect of apperture diffraction and fourier plane
Oct 15, 2011
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TE / TM polarization of a Laser Diode
Oct 14, 2011
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Effective Focal Length of Multiple Lenses
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What is the origin of the strange shadow in a laser beam?
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Prism Design to Filter Out Infrared Light
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Does greater light intensity imply greater energy?
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Unpolarising Light: Can You 'Rescatter' the E and B Fields?
Oct 11, 2011
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Different expressions for the polarization
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About wave interference
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CPC and Fresnel Lenses for Solar Cell Power
Oct 9, 2011
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Angular distribution of diffusely scattered light
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Can you change the wavelength of light without disorting its path?
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Help understanding light intensity
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Optics question. Given Diameter and object distance find image distance.
Oct 7, 2011
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Why Is a Complex Index of Refraction Necessary?
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Convergin and divergent lens, rare situations
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Question about photon absorbtion/emission by hydrogen
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General rule of resolution of optical systems
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Index of refraction for LCP/RCP light
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Is during lightning clouds losses some its mass?
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Faster than light information transfer
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Slowing down the speed of light in a medium
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Why is there a phase change in reflection and why is it always \pi?
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Why is Glass Opaque to IR and UV, But Not Visible Light?
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Diffraction Through a Sub-Wavelength Sized Slit?
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Light waves are one half kinetic and one half potential energy
Oct 2, 2011
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Hypothetical situation, what is seen before light arrives?
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Lightbulbs flicker due to AC. Why does this not show up in photographs?
Sep 29, 2011
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What should be a very simple optics question is giving me problems (two lenses)
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Optics Question - How is light divided into a 2d image?
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New news about neutrinos moving faster than the spead of light?
Sep 28, 2011
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Why does light bend while changing media?
Sep 28, 2011
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Help Finding a Simple Fiber Optic Sensor for Pressure/Temp Measurement
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Why do some objects reflect light while some let light pass through them?
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How to Measure Paper's Reflectivity
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Why is the speed of light an exception? (same to all observers)
Sep 26, 2011
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Light Scattering: Free Electron Explanation
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Understanding Light diffraction
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Connecting Lasers: 1W vs 2W Effects
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Do Light Waves Have Amplitude?
Sep 24, 2011
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Optic axis of a calcite crystal
Sep 24, 2011
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Collimating Light from a Hg Arc Lamp
Sep 23, 2011
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EM reflection coefficient off a conducting plane
Sep 23, 2011
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Strange Particles May Travel Faster Than Light
Sep 22, 2011
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Why Is the Angle of Incidence Crucial in Understanding Light Refraction?
Sep 22, 2011
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Understanding Mass Speed of Light: Electrons and Protons in LHC Explained
Sep 22, 2011
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Refractive index of optical fibre
Sep 20, 2011
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Why does repeated reflection increase amplitude?
Sep 19, 2011
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Why does light slow down in denser media?
Sep 16, 2011
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Questions about Light: Reflection & Spot Shape
Sep 16, 2011
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How does spatial coherence affect focusability of laser?
Sep 15, 2011
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Optics - Having trouble with a few concepts
Sep 14, 2011
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Energy conservation in destructive interference.
Sep 14, 2011
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Measuring the State of Photons: Determining Mixed & Pure States
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Kinetic Energy of an object at the speed of light
Sep 13, 2011
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MIxed and reflected color frequencies.
Sep 13, 2011
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Using Light to Make Processors with Features Smaller than It's Wavelength?
Sep 13, 2011
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Situations that Require the Accurate Determination of Refractive Index
Sep 12, 2011
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Optical Design and Simulation Software
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Audio signals transferred by a light source
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Wavelength sand refractive index
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Some questions about polarization and intensity
Sep 10, 2011
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Does Light Really Have a Wavelength?
Sep 9, 2011
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Reflected wave extent into media
Sep 9, 2011
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Absorption of Photon: Electron Constituents & Attraction
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HST-1 moving faster than light?
Sep 8, 2011
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Improvised Optics Lab Equipment
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What Causes Changes in the Wavelength and Velocity of Light During Refraction?
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Can Snell's Law Be Proven Mathematically for Sound and Light Refraction?
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Understanding Interference in Thin Glass: The Role of Ray 2 and 5 Explained
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What does refractive index depend upon?
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Reflected wave at complex refrective index
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How to detect the phase of a laser beam directly?
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What Does the Ratio sin(φ1)/sin(θ4) Reveal About Light Refraction?
Sep 7, 2011
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Cooling in Cosmic Microwave Background
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What Causes Radio Stations to Mix and How Does it Affect Listening?
Sep 6, 2011
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Diffraction from Sub-Wavelength Features
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Spectral width of an optical pulse
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Why Do Some Diffraction Orders Go Missing?
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How Does 1J of Energy Propel a 1kg Mass in Space?
Sep 3, 2011
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What happens if eye lens and objective lens are interchanged in
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What is an acoustically soft/hard scatterer?
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Can Near Light Speed Travel Overcome Time Dilation and Physical Limitations?
Sep 1, 2011
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Atomic clocks and the speed of light
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Achieving speed of light via rotation on an axle?
Sep 1, 2011
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Physical quantities/ magnitudes
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How much light can be captured and stored in a fixed volume?
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Extremely High Energy Photons?
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Why are X-rays absorbed in the atmosphere.
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Can you stand on enough concentrated light?
Aug 31, 2011
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Determining LED light intensity from its radiant power
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Photon & Lighting: What Happens After Production?
Aug 31, 2011
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Newtonian Form of Lens Equation
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Can a lightning take the same path multiple times?
Aug 30, 2011
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Light wave interference questions
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Light & Gamma Rays: Why Does One Penetrate and Not the Other?
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Properties of polarized beam splitters
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Reversing polarity on a battery?
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How much energy can be stored using microwave energy storage?
Aug 28, 2011
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Why Do Car Headlights Start Bright But Quickly Dim?"
Aug 27, 2011
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