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Snell’s law depends on the phenomenon of refraction of light in which light passes from one medium to another medium, and it bends during the process. If light passes from the rarer medium to the denser medium, it will bend towards the normal, perpendicular to the surface. This leads to the formation of the angle […]

Prism A prism is a polyhedron having five sides and a triangular cross-section. There are two identical parallel triangles opposite each other in a prism. Three rectangular surfaces are also inclined to each other, in addition to the triangles. Prisms are translucent solids that are used to refract light. The refracting surfaces are the two

What is an optical fibre? Optical fibre is a type of data transmission technology that works by sending light pulses down a long fibre, which is usually made of plastic or glass. For optical fibre communication transmission, metal cables are chosen because signals move more safely. Optical fibres are unaffected by electromagnetic interference. The fibre

The dual nature of radiation and matter tells that every object has two natures associated with it i.e,  a wave and particle. It is most commonly known as wave-particle duality. The wave nature of particles came from Maxwell’s equations of electromagnetism and the experiment of generation and detection of electromagnetic waves done by Hertz. J.

Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens and French physicist Augustine-Jean Fresnel proposed the Huygens-Fresnel Principle, or simply Huygens Principle. Huygens’s principle explains methods of analysing problems related to wave propagation in the Far-field limit and Near-field diffraction and reflection. It states that every point of the wavefront is the source of spherical wavelets created in the process.

What stream to choose after 10th? Reflection The rapid change in the propagation direction of a wave that reaches the boundary between two mediums is known as reflection. At least a portion of the approaching wave disturbance is contained within the same medium.  Types of Reflection The different types of reflection are as follows: Regular

Reflection is derived from the Latin word reflectere, re: “back,” and flectere: “to bend,” so it means bending something back. Unless and until any obstacle or second medium arrives in the path of the light ray, the light travels in a straight line.  Law of Reflection  The reflection of light by a smooth surface is

Introduction  This law is usually referred to as Snell’s law. Snell’s law is outlined as the quantitative relation of the circular function of the angle of incidence to the circular function of the angle of refraction could be a constant, for the sunshine of a given color and the given try of the gallery. Snell’s

Whenever people open a window in a room, light comes in through it and spreads around the space. Do you know why this happens? This is due to the fact that light has a wave character and spreads around the room in all dimensions. Let’s look at Huygen’s Principle to get a better understanding of

Introduction Refraction is a natural phenomenon of bending light from one medium to another. The refraction occurs because of the change of speed of wave light on entering into another medium. This refraction is the cause of various other physical phenomena such as dispersion.  A prism is a well-polished optical element that is made to