Brewster's angle – angle dependence of reflection
Experiment no.: 5.9.302
Polarised light is reflected off a blackened glass tube so that the light hits the wall of the auditorium at different angles of reflection. With horizontal polarisation, an intensity minimum is seen corresponding to Brewster's angle.
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Linear polarisation
Vertically and horizontally polarised
Circular and elliptical polarisation
Production of polarised light
Energy transport through interface
Reflection at denser medium
Reflectivity