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The Refraction of Light:

The Refraction of Light:. Just what is refraction of light?. 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

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The Refraction of Light:

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  1. The Refraction of Light:

  2. Just what is refraction of light?

  3. Light travels through a vacuum at a speed Light travels through materials at a speed lessthan 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:

  4. How does refraction work? Just likewater wave refraction!

  5. Refraction Concepts

  6. Refraction Concepts

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

  8. SNELL’S LAW SNELL’S LAW OF REFRACTION When light travels from a material with one index of refraction to a material with a different index of refraction, the angle of incidence is related to the angle of refraction by

  9. Refraction • Case 1: less dense medium (i.e. air, a vacuum) to a more optically dense material (i.e. glass, water) • n1< n2 • Angle of incidence (sin i ) > angle of refraction (sin r )

  10. Refraction • Case 2: more dense (water, glass) to less dense (air) • n1> n2 • Angle of incidence (sin i ) < angle of refraction (sin r ) Angle of refraction

  11. Snell’s Law Equations OR =

  12. Example 1 Determining the Angle of Refraction A light ray strikes an air/water surface at an angle of 46 degrees with respect to the normal. Find the angle of refraction when the direction of the ray is (a) from air to water and (b) from water to air.

  13. Snell’s Law and the Refraction of Light (a) (b)

  14. Refraction Equations n1-2 = = = =

  15. 26.2 Snell’s Law and the Refraction of Light APPARENT DEPTH Example 2 Finding a Sunken Chest The searchlight on a yacht is being used to illuminate a sunken chest. At what angle of incidence should the light be aimed?

  16. 26.2 Snell’s Law and the Refraction of Light

  17. 26.2 Snell’s Law and the Refraction of Light Apparent depth, observer directly above object

  18. 26.2 Snell’s Law and the Refraction of Light Conceptual Example 4 On the Inside Looking Out A swimmer is under water and looking up at the surface. Someone holds a coin in the air, directly above the swimmer’s eyes. To the swimmer, the coin appears to be at a certain height above the water. Is the apparent height of the coin greater, less than, or the same as its actual height?

  19. 26.2 Snell’s Law and the Refraction of Light THE DISPLACEMENT OF LIGHT BY A SLAB OF MATERIAL

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