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The cylindrical beam of a 10.0 -mW laser is $0.85 \mathrm{cm}$ in diameter. What is the rms value of the electric field?
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The formula for the intensity (I) is: \[I = \frac{P}{A}\] where P is the power of the laser and A is the area of the beam. Show more…
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