College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 27, Problem 21P
(a)
To determine
The power output of a laser if the wavelength is 532 nm and the pulse contains
(b)
To determine
The distance between two neighbouring photons, if the photons travel as localised particles and with uniform intensity. The wavelength is 532 nm and the pulse contains
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