Question A1 A sodium laser emits a light beam of wavelength 589 nm in air, with a beam diameter of 3 mm and emitted power of 50 mW. Evaluate: i) the wavenumber ko, ii) the angular frequency w, and iii) the peak amplitude of the electric field E in the laser spot (you may assume beam divergence due to diffraction is negligible). Give the appropriate SI units in each case.
Question A1 A sodium laser emits a light beam of wavelength 589 nm in air, with a beam diameter of 3 mm and emitted power of 50 mW. Evaluate: i) the wavenumber ko, ii) the angular frequency w, and iii) the peak amplitude of the electric field E in the laser spot (you may assume beam divergence due to diffraction is negligible). Give the appropriate SI units in each case.
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A sodium laser emits a light beam of wavelength 589 nm in air, with a beam diameter of 3 mm
and emitted power of 50 mW. Evaluate:
i) the wavenumber ko,
ii) the angular frequency w, and
iii) the peak amplitude of the electric field E in the laser spot (you may assume beam divergence
due to diffraction is negligible).
Give the appropriate SI units in each case.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe2962121-0a97-46bc-b1d6-6f63cad67dd3%2F90357e8d-5b9f-4f2a-b7fd-c9bea87e1e37%2F4t7k86u_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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A sodium laser emits a light beam of wavelength 589 nm in air, with a beam diameter of 3 mm
and emitted power of 50 mW. Evaluate:
i) the wavenumber ko,
ii) the angular frequency w, and
iii) the peak amplitude of the electric field E in the laser spot (you may assume beam divergence
due to diffraction is negligible).
Give the appropriate SI units in each case.
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