
The intensity of light from an isotropic point source is determined as a function of distance from the source. Figure gives the intensity versus the inverse square of that distance. The vertical axis scale is set by and the horizontal axis scale is set by . What is the power of the source?



Important Questions on Electromagnetic Waves

In the figure, a light ray in water is incident at angle on a boundary with an underlying material, into which some of the light refracts. There are two choices of underlying material. For each, the angle of refraction versus the incident angle is given in the figure . The vertical axis scale is set by . Without calculation, determine whether the index of refraction of material and material is greater or less than the index of water What is the index of refraction of material and material ?

A certain helium-neon laser emits red light in a narrow band of wavelengths centered at and with a "wavelength width" (such as on the scale of figure of ) What is the corresponding "frequency width" for the emission?

In the figure, a light ray in air is incident on a flat layer of material that has an index of refraction, . Beneath material , is material with an index of refraction . The ray is incident on the air-material interface at the Brewster angle for that interface. The ray of light refracted into material happens to be incident on the material -material interface at the Brewster angle for that interface. What is the value of ?


For comparison, find the ratio of to the Earth's sea-level atmospheric pressure, which is

What is the amplitude of the magnetic field component? Parallel to which axis does the magnetic field oscillate? When the electric field component is in the positive direction of the -axis at a certain point what is the direction of the magnetic field component there? In what direction is the wave moving?

What is the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave emitted by the oscillator-antenna system of the figure, if and
