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Physical optics deal with aspects of optics which have to be described by wave phenomena. The Optical Society of America lists the following topics related to this category:

  • Anisotropic media (crystal optics)
  • Birefringence
  • Chemiluminescence
  • Diffraction theory
  • Dispersion
  • Electromagnetic theory
  • Ellipsometry and polarimetry
  • Energy transfer
  • Fluorescence
  • Infrared
  • Infrared, far
  • Interference
  • Ionization
  • Luminescence
  • Metals, optics of
  • Photochemistry
  • Photoconductivity
  • Photoionization
  • Polarization
  • Resonance
  • Self-focusing
  • Stark effect
  • Total internal reflection
  • Ultraviolet
  • Ultraviolet, extreme
  • Ultraviolet, far
  • Zeeman effect

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