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Polarization of Light

Problem 5.166

Resorting to the Fresnel equations, demonstrate that light reflected from the surface of dielectric will be totally polarized if the angle of incidence \(\theta_{1}\) satisfies the condition \(\tan \theta_{1}=n,\) where \(n\) is the refractive index of the dielectric. What is in this case the angle between the reflected and refracted rays?

Reveal Answer
90.90^{\circ} .