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17-Phys-A7 Optics: December 2013

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  1. Question 1 Definitions and short concept questions
  2. Question 2 Thin-lens ray tracing and a telescope graticule
  3. Question 3 Design of a 0.5 m sodium-D monochromator
  4. Question 4 Polarization, a quarter-wave plate, and Fresnel reflection at a water surface
  5. Question 5 Fibre attenuation, modal dispersion and a symbolic dispersion derivation
  6. Question 6 Diffraction-limited focal spot, a two-wavelength double slit, an anti-reflection coating, and a moving mirror

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Paper format. National Examinations, December 2013, 98-Phys-A7 Optics. Three hours, closed book, one approved Casio or Sharp calculator. Question 1 (20 short parts) is mandatory; the rubric asks for any four of Questions 2–6 — all six are worked here, because the set is a study resource.

Reference texts. E. Hecht, Optics, 5th ed.; F. L. Pedrotti, L. M. Pedrotti and L. S. Pedrotti, Introduction to Optics, 3rd ed.