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: Total Internal Reflection : Reflection and Transmission Coefficients : Usual solution

Brewster angle

We can see the point $r_p = 0$
\begin{displaymath}
-n_1 \cos\theta'' + n_2 \cos\theta = -n_1 \left(
\cos\theta'' - \frac{\sin\theta}{\sin\theta'' }
\cos\theta \right) =0
\end{displaymath} (114)


$\displaystyle (\cos\theta'' \sin\theta'' - \cos\theta\sin\theta)$ $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle \frac{e^{i\theta'' } + e^{-i\theta'' }}{2}
\frac{e^{i\theta'' } -...
...i}
-
\frac{e^{i\theta} + e^{-i\theta}}{2}
\frac{e^{i\theta} - e^{-i\theta}}{2i}$  
  $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle \frac{e^{2i\theta'' }-e^{-2i\theta'' }}{4i}
- \frac{e^{2i\theta}-e^{-2i\theta}}{4i}$  
  $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle \frac{2i\sin(2\theta'' )- 2i\sin(2\theta)}{4i}=0$  

Then
\begin{displaymath}
\theta'' = \frac{\pi}{2}- \theta
\end{displaymath} (115)

The angle between the reflected light and the transmitted light is orthogonal.
\begin{displaymath}
n_2 \sin\theta'' = n_2 \sin (\pi/2 - \theta) = n_2\cos\theta = n_1 \sin\theta
\end{displaymath} (116)


\begin{displaymath}
\theta_{\rm Brewster} = \tan^{-1} \left(\frac{n_2}{n_1}\right)
\end{displaymath} (117)

From air to water reflection, the Brewster angle is 53.10 degree, and from water to air the angle is 36.90 degree.


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: Total Internal Reflection : Reflection and Transmission Coefficients : Usual solution
Yamamoto Masahiro 平成14年8月30日