Critical Angle for Total Internal Reflection

Reflected and refracted rays are shown for light traveling from a denser material into air, demonstrating the critical angle. This concept is used in communication using fiber optics.

 

Sue Popelka

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
angle  critical  fiber  geometry  law  light  optics  reflection  snells 
Target Group (Age)
14 – 18
Language
English
 
 
 
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