Given that the backs of laptop screens are opaque to microwaves, If you were to leave your laptop on the table away from the direct path between the emitter and detector, what effect would that have on the detected signal?

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It will cause interference, with the detected strength being determined by the the difference in the path lengths

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It will cause interference, as our laptop emits microwaves which will be added to those from the emitter.

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None, the laptop is not in the path so it has no effect.

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It will increase the strength of the detected microwaves as the laptop reflect microwaves that would have missed the detector.

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