The laser light is reflected off of the CD and the returning light hits the 4 photodiode array. It not only picks up the information it helps track the bits. To do this it has to follow several paths. They use splitters, colminators and full mirrors.
splits into other coloured light beams
A prism
Isaac Newton discovered that when light passes through a prism, it splits into the seven colors of the rainbow. This phenomenon is known as the dispersion of light.
diffraction splits light, it wouldnt split particles but it would split a wave
When white light shines on the CD, the light is separated into seven colours, so different colours appear on the CD.
because a CD is prism.
A prism is a device that splits light into a band of colors known as spectrum by taking advantage of the property of different colors to travel with different velocities in the same medium. answered by priyanka tripathi 'diksha' frm: V.P.S.
Refraction is the bending of light through any medium. A CD uses refracting titanium foil.
A prism splits white light into seven colors by refracting (bending) different wavelengths at different angles due to the varying speeds of light in different media. This separation of colors is known as dispersion, with each color representing a different wavelength of light in the visible spectrum.
It splits the water molecules into Hyrodgen and Oxygen.
A prism, a diffraction grating, a water droplet, etc.
A prism is a device that splits white light into its constituent colors through the process of refraction. When white light passes through a prism, it is bent at different angles based on the wavelength of each color, leading to the separation of colors into a spectrum.