In physical optics, laws are based on physical properties of materials.

The theory of physical optics has some defects in the evaluation of the scattered fields.

Gibbs also worked on the application of Maxwell's equations to problems in physical optics.

In practice the choice of technique is often determined by the physical optics and the sample (surface) condition.

It covers little of what would now be termed physical optics.

I described the researches into physical optics which had led me to my insights into the possibility of time travel.

It represents a simplified version of the more rigorous treatment of physical optics.

Vavilov founded the Soviet school of physical optics, known by his works in luminescence.

This work led to a theory of diffraction for light and opened an entire area of study in physical optics.

In physical optics, light is considered to propagate as a wave.