A plane electromagnetic wave that is a superposition of two independent orthogonal plane waves and can...

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A plane electromagnetic wave that is a superposition of two independent orthogonal plane waves and can be written as the real part of E = E₁ exp [i(kz-wot)] + y E₂ exp [i(kz - wot+n)] where k, co, E, and E₂ are real If the plane wave is split and recombined on a screen after the two portions, which are polarized in the x- and y- directions, have traveled an optical path difference of 27/k, the observed average intensity will be proportional to (a) E₁²+ E₂² (b) E₁²-E₂² (c) (E₁+ E₂)² (d) (E₁-E₂)² A plane electromagnetic wave that is a superposition of two independent orthogonal plane waves and can be written as the real part of E = E₁ exp [i(kz-wot)] + y E₂ exp [i(kz - wot+n)] where k, co, E, and E₂ are real If the plane wave is split and recombined on a screen after the two portions, which are polarized in the x- and y- directions, have traveled an optical path difference of 27/k, the observed average intensity will be proportional to (a) E₁²+ E₂² (b) E₁²-E₂² (c) (E₁+ E₂)² (d) (E₁-E₂)²

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