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A GaAs injection laser with an optical cavity has refractive index of 3.6. Calculate the reflectivity for normal incidence of the plane wave on the GaAs-air interface.

a.

0.61

b.

0.12

c.

0.32

d.

0.48

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Answer: (c).0.32

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