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Q. Which of the following generates a plane wavefront ?

MHT CETMHT CET 2006Wave Optics

Solution:

When the point source or linear source of light is at very large distance, a small portion of spherical or cylindrical wavefront appears to be plane, such a wavefront is called a plane wavefront.
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In the given options none of sources generates plane wavefront, it can be artificially produced by reflection from a mirror or by refraction through a lens.