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प्रश्न
What is the shape of the wavefront in the following case?
Light emerging out of a convex lens when a point source is placed at its focus.
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उत्तर
The shape of the wavefront in the case of a light emerging out of a convex lens when a point source is placed at its focus is a parallel grid. This is shown in the given figure.
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