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What is the bending of light when it travels from one medium to another of different optical densities?
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∙ 6y ago
The difference in refractive index of different media affects the bending of light! The density of the medium also plays a key role in it! As the density changes the speed of the light also changes! The extent up to which light bends (refracts) is purely based on the refractive index of that particular medium (sin i/sin r)! If the angle of incidence of the light is is greater than the threshold value ie., the critical angle light gets totally reflected into the medium else light gets refracted! Critical angle varies for each medium!
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∙ 11y ago
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When does refraction happen?
Refraction occurs when light travels from one medium to another having different optical densities.
How is wave and velocity related?
Because of bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.
Why does a coin in water seem raised to us?
It's an optical illusion created by the bending of light though the water.
How does the wavelenth changes when light travel from ane optical medium to another optical medium?
Diamond (solid)
Splitting white light into different colors?
Splitting white light into different colours is an optical phenomenon called Dispersion.
When does refraction happen?
Refraction occurs when light travels from one medium to another having different optical densities.
How is wave and velocity related?
Because of bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.
What is the prerequisite of bouncing and bending light?
Light is normally not thought of as "bouncing" but being reflected."Bending" is called refracting when it comes to light and is caused by the light going through materials with different optical densities (air, water, and glass, though all clear, have different optical densities - indexes of refraction).Reflection can occur when two materials with sufficient differences of index of refraction are at a surface and the light hits them at an angle that is greater than a certain value - total internal reflection. Reflection can also occur when light hits a surface that is sufficiently flat and that surface is made up of a material with many free electrons (such as most metals) - a mirror.
How will the type of liquid affect light refraction?
Different liquids have different optical densities and so different refractive indices. They will, therefore diffract light to different degrees.
What affects the angle of refraction?
The angle of incidence.The difference in the optical densities of the media.
How can glass be made useful for purposes such as bending and resisting heat?
Unlike an optical lens, maximum 'bending' occurs closest to, and minimum 'bending' furthest from, the center of a gravitational lens.
What is optical diffraction limit?
Diffraction is the bending of the light rays at small aperture
What are different attenuation factors in optical fiber?
There are three types of attenuation in fibe optics cable. 1). Bending Losses 2). Scattering 3). Absorption
How is trignometry used in optics?
Optics deals with refraction - the bending of light rays as they go from a medium of one optical density to another - as in an optical lens. Given the refractive indices of the two materials, the angle of refraction is related to the sine of the angle of incidence.
What is meant by the word areal?
Word areal is also called bit density. Word areal is the amount of data that can be packed onto a storage medium. Those densities are measured in gigabits per square inch. The term is useful for comparing different types of media, such as magnetic disks and optical disks. Current magnetic and optical disks have areal densities of several gigabits per square inch.
Why does a coin in water seem raised to us?
It's an optical illusion created by the bending of light though the water.
Is optical fiber ihollow or not?
The main part of an optical fiber is a glass fiber (NOT hollow) within another glass fiber of another type of glass. Both types of glass have a different index of refraction; the signal travels through the inner glass fiber.
