OPTICS TUTORIAL

Recall: Fresnel’s Equations for Reflection and Transmission at an interface

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

(5)

Note that s-polarized light is also called TE-polarization and p-polarized light is also
called TM-polarization, where TE=Transverse Electric and TM=Transverse Magnetic.

Q1. Calculate the transmission angle for a ray of light incident in air at 30 on a block of crown glass with
refractive index of 1.52.

Q2. A ray of yellow light from a Na discharge lamp falls on the surface of diamond in air at 45. If at that
frequency nd=2.42, compute the angular deviation suffered upon transmission.

Q3. Given an interface between water (nw=1.33) and glass (ng=1.50) compute the transmission angle for
a beam incident in the water at 45.

If the transmitted beam is reversed so that it impinges on the interface, show that 𝜃𝑡 = 45o .

Q4. A beam of 12 cm planar microwaves strikes the surface of a dielectric at 45.

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If 𝑛𝑡𝑖 = 3, compute
(a) The wavelength in the transmitting medium.
(b) The angle 𝜃𝑡 .
𝑛𝑡 𝑐/𝜆 𝜆
Note: 𝑛𝑡𝑖 = = 𝑐/𝜆𝑡 = 𝜆𝑖 , where i: incident medium, t: transmitted medium.
𝑛𝑖 𝑖 𝑡

Q5. Show that at the Brewster angle, the reflected and transmitted rays are orthogonal.

Q6. For normal incidence, 𝜃𝑖 = 𝜃𝑟 = 𝜃𝑡 = 0.

(a) Write down the Fresnel’s Equations for normal incidence.
(b) Consider air-glass interface
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Q7. Show that an s-polarized wave cannot be totally transmitted to another medium.

Q8.

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