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If I recall correctly this is exactly how a satellite dish works, it's an elliptic paraboloid whose geometric properties cause energy making contact with its surface to be reflected to the focal point.

2007-04-29 18:32:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The dish can concentrate electromagnetic energy to a small point--that is what it is used for. The size of the smallest point obtainable is determined by the wavelength of the electromagentic waves.

2007-04-30 02:22:42 · answer #2 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 1 0

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