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What is optical medium?
What ate it's kinds?

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An optical medium is a medium through which electromagnetic waves, like light travel. eg. glass, water, air etc.

Types of optical medium
1. Homogenous media
2. Heterogeneous media
3. Transparent media
4. Translucent media
5. Opaque media

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