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Understanding Light Refraction and Optical Laws

Explore the index of refraction, Snell’s Law, total internal reflection, and polarization in the refraction of light through lenses and optical instruments. Discover how light bends and interacts with different materials.

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Understanding Light Refraction and Optical Laws

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  1. Chapter 26 The Refraction of Light: Lenses and Optical Instruments

  2. 26.1 The Index of Refraction Light travels through a vacuum at a speed Light travels through materials at a speed less than its speed in a vacuum. DEFINITION OF THE INDEX OF REFRACTION The index of refraction of a material is the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in the material:

  3. 26.1 The Index of Refraction

  4. 26.2 Snell’s Law and the Refraction of Light SNELL’S LAW OF REFRACTION When light travels from a material with refractive index n1 into a material with refractive index n2, the refracted ray, the incident ray, and the normal to the interface between the materials all lie in the same plane. The angle of refraction θ2 is related to the angle of incidence θ1 by

  5. 26.2 Snell’s Law and the Refraction of Light Apparent depth, observer directly above object

  6. 26.2 Snell’s Law and the Refraction of Light THE DISPLACEMENT OF LIGHT BY A SLAB OF MATERIAL Since air surrounds the glass, n1=n3, and it follows that Therefore, θ1 = θ3, and the emergent and incident rays are parallel.

  7. 26.2 Snell’s Law and the Refraction of Light THE DERIVATION OF SNELL’S LAW

  8. Combining these two equations into a single equation by eliminating the common term hf gives By multiplying each side of this result by c, the speed of light in a vacuum, and recognizing that the ratio c/v is the index of refraction n, we arrive at Snell’s law of refraction:

  9. 26.3 Total Internal Reflection When light passes from a medium of larger refractive index into one of smaller refractive index, the refracted ray bends away from the normal.

  10. 26.4 Polarization and the Reflection and Refraction of Light Brewster’s law

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