KARPAGAM FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH

ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

I B.Sc. OPTOMETRY
INTERNAL EXAMINATION – May 2023
FIRST YEAR
PHYSICAL AND GEOMETRICAL OPTICS (I & II)
Time: Two hours Maximum: 50 marks
Answer ALL Questions
Draw diagrams wherever necessary
I. Elaborate on: (2 x 10 = 20)
1. Thomas young’s double slit experiment.
2. Describe the Newton’s rings experiment and how it is used to determine the refractive index
of a liquid.
3. Explain the construction and working of Ruby laser.

II. Write notes on: (3 x 5 = 15)

1. Construction and working of Michelson interferometer
2. Classification of myopia and its correction.
3. Uses of laser in ophthalmic.

III. Short Answers on: (5 x 3 = 15)

1. Write about Population inversion.
2. Raman Effect.
3. Interference phenomena in optics.
4. Huygens wave theory
5. Fresnel and franhofer diffraction

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