Consider a plane parallel beam of light incident on a plano-cylindrical lens as shown below. Which of the following will you observe on a screen placed at the focal plane of the lens?

  • A
    The screen will be uniformly illuminated
  • B
    There will be a single bright spot on the screen
  • C
    There will be a single bright line on the screen parallel to the $X$-axis
  • D
    There will be a single bright line on the screen parallel to the $Y$-axis

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