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gptkbp:instanceOf
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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:Fraunhofer_diffraction
gptkb:Malus'_law
gptkb:Michelson_interferometer
gptkb:Rayleigh_criterion
gptkb:Fresnel_diffraction
gptkb:Young's_double-slit_experiment
diffraction
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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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Physical Optics
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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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