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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:branch_of_physics
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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wave optics
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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visible light
ultraviolet light
infrared light
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gptkbp:contrastsWith
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gptkb:geometrical_optics
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gptkbp:explains
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gptkb:Airy_disk
gptkb:Brewster's_angle
gptkb:Newton's_rings
gptkb:diffraction
gptkb:Fraunhofer_diffraction
gptkb:Malus'_law
gptkb:Michelson_interferometer
gptkb:Rayleigh_criterion
gptkb:Fresnel_diffraction
gptkb:Young's_double-slit_experiment
interference
polarization
polarizing filters
coherence
superposition of light waves
diffraction grating
birefringence
phase difference
thin film interference
destructive interference
coherent sources
constructive interference
incoherent sources
optical path difference
wavefront
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkb:Thomas_Young
gptkb:Augustin-Jean_Fresnel
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gptkbp:importantFor
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gptkb:laser
fiber optics
spectroscopy
microscopy
holography
optical communication
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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electromagnetic theory
quantum optics
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gptkbp:studies
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nature of light
behavior of light as a wave
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gptkbp:uses
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gptkb:Maxwell's_equations
gptkb:wave_theory_of_light
gptkb:Huygens'_principle
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Robert_Wood_(physicist)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Physical Optics
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