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Problem : As light moves from air (n 1.00) to amber it deviates 18o from its 45o angle of incidence. Which way does it bend? What is the speed of light in amber?
Light entering a denser medium refracts towards the normal. Thus the angle of refraction is θt = 45 - 18 = 27o. Using Snell's Law we have nt = 1.56. The speed in amber is given by v = c/n = 3.0×108/1.56 1.92×108 m/s or 0.64c.Problem : A transparent fiber of index of refraction 1.6 is surrounded (cladded) by a less dense plastic of index 1.5. At what angle must a light ray in the fiber approach the interface so as to remain within the fiber?
This problem involves total internal reflection. The critical angle for staying within the fiber is given by: sinθc = = 1.5/1.6 = 0.938. Thus θc = 69.6o. The ray must approach the interface between the media at an angle of 69.6o or greater to the normal.Problem : A light ray in air approaches a water surface (n 1.33) such that its electric vector is parallel to the plane of incidence. If θi = 53.06o, what is the relative amplitude of the reflected beam? What about if the electric field is perpendicular to the plane of incidence?
We can apply the Fresnel Equations. In the first case we want the expression for r || . From Snell's Law we can deduce that sinθt = (ni/nt)sinθi which implies θt = 36.94o. Then:r || = 0 |
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Problem : By what angle do blue light (λb = 460 nm) and red light (λr = 680 nm) disperse upon entering (from vacuum) a medium with N = 7×1038, ε = 1.94, and σ0 = 5.4×1015 Hz at an incident angle of 20o (the electron charge is 1.6×10-19 Coulombs and its mass is 9.11×10-31 kilograms)?
First we must calculate the index of refraction for both light frequencies. The angular frequency of the blue light is σb = 4.10×1015Hz and for the red light σr = 2.77×1015. Thus we have:nr2 = 1 + = 1 + = 1 + 0.472 |
nb2 = 1 + = 1 + = 1 + 0.821 |
Problem : What is the rate of change of the speed of light with angular frequency in a dielectric medium?
We want . But v = c/n. So since c is a constant, we can say = c. Now:
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