Quiz 4.1: Basic nanophotonics Help Center

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This is the basic quiz for Week 4, Nanophotonics.

Question 1

Which of the following is a wavelength corresponding to visible light?

Question 2

My laser pointer emits green light, at a wavelength of 532 nanometers. What is the frequency of this radiation?

Question 3

If we focus a laser beam with a lens, the size of the focal spot is determined by:

Question 4

Which of the following is the best summary of the Heisenberg Uncertainty principle?

Question 5

A key distinguishing characteristic of every semiconductor is:

Question 6

An electron and hole orbiting each other in a bound state is called:

Question 7

It is possible to engineer the quantum states of a semiconductor structure in order to trap particles in one dimension, leaving them free to move in the other two. What is that structure called?

Question 8

On which of the following objects would it be impossible to have a plasmon?

Question 9

Which of these is an example of a naturally occurring material which exhibits negative refraction?

Question 10

A metamaterial is a material which is composed of an array of artificial elements. To have interesting properties at a wavelength lambda, these elements typically have a size of:
    
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