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Understanding Optics: The Light Ray Model Explained

Learn about light rays, reflection, refraction, mirrors, laws of optics, and more in this comprehensive guide to the light ray model.

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Understanding Optics: The Light Ray Model Explained

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  1. Optics

  2. The light ray model A light ray is a line in the direction that light energy flows. My laser beam for example, is really a bundle of many parallel light rays.

  3. The ray model says Why does light travel faster in a vacuum? 1. Light travels through a transparent medium in straight lines, called light rays at speed v = C/n, where n is the index of refraction of the medium.

  4. The ray model also says… 2. Light rays do not interact with each other. 3. A light ray continues forever unless it has an interaction with matter that causes the ray to change directions or to be absorbed.

  5. The ray model also says… 4. Light has four different ways in which it can interact with matter. Medium 1 Medium 2 Reflection

  6. 4. Light has four different ways in which it can interact with matter. Medium 1 Medium 2 Refraction

  7. 4. Light has four different ways in which it can interact with matter. Medium 1 Medium 2 Scattering

  8. 4. Light has four different ways in which it can interact with matter. Medium 1 Medium 2 Absorption

  9. An object is a source of light rays. We make no distinction between self luminous objects and reflective objects. Rays originate from every point of the object, and each point sends rays out in all directions. To simplify the picture, we use a ray diagram that shows only a few important rays. A ray diagram does not imply that these are the only rays.

  10. Luminous objects give off an infinite number of light rays in all directions.

  11. Our minds locate the object by sensing the point where the lines diverge from.

  12. Reflective Objects

  13. Reflection Diffuse Reflection Regular Reflection Reflection off Paper Reflection off a Mirror

  14. Law of Reflection Normal - an imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the surface

  15. Reflection

  16. Reflections in a Mirror

  17. Q

  18. An observer observes a light source S in a mirror. Where does he perceive the mirror image of S to be located? ●1 ●3 ●4 ●2 S

  19. An observer observes a light source S in a mirror. Where does he perceive the mirror image of S to be located? ●1 ●3 ●4 ●2 S

  20. How big does a mirror have to be in order to see your entire length in it? Half His Height!

  21. To see more of her head in the mirror, she … 1. should hold the mirror closer 2. should hold the mirror farther away 3. needs a bigger mirror

  22. Another way to tell when you’re dealing with someone who does not have a grasp of even the most rudimentary concepts of physics.

  23. Why does light from the sun or moon appear as a column when reflected from a body of water? How would it appear if the water surface were perfectly smooth?

  24. If the water were perfectly smooth, a mirror image of the round sun of moon would be seen in the water. If the water were slightly rough, the image would be wavy. If the water were a bit more rough, little glimmers of the sun or moon would be seen above and below the main image. This is because the water waves act like an assemblage of small flat mirrors. For rougher waves, there is a greater variety of mirror facets properly tilted to reflect the light into your eye. The light then appears smeared into a long vertical column.

  25. Calm Water Calmer Water

  26. Very Calm Water Q

  27. Refraction

  28. Refraction As light travels from one medium to another, the speed of light changes and the light bends accordingly. i R

  29. Must remember Snell’s Law Direction of refraction can be predicted by thinking about chariot wheels.

  30. Refraction i R

  31. Refraction Hits the water first, and slows down i R

  32. Refraction i R

  33. Refraction i R

  34. Refraction i R

  35. Snell’s Law: The Law of Refraction n1 sin I = n2 sinR Index of Refraction of the media in which the angle of incidence is Index of Refraction of the media in which the angle of refraction is

  36. Index of Refraction Cannot be less than 1.00 Air = 1.00 Glass = 1.5 Water = 1.33

  37. Q

  38. Bruno wishes to “spear” a fish with a laser. Should he aim the laser beam… above 2. below 3. directly at the observed fish to make a direct hit?

  39. Light is incident on a block of glass as shown. Which ray is the refracted ray? 1. 2. 3. 4.

  40. Consider a fish with a flashlight doing experiments….

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