Polarisation
Knowledge you need to have:
Knowledge you need to have:
Knowledge of what is meant by a plane-polarised wave.
Knowledge of the effect on light of polarisers and analysers.
Knowledge that when a ray of unpolarised light is incident on the surface of an insulator at Brewster’s angle the reflected ray becomes plane-polarised.
Skills you need to develop:
Skills you need to develop:
Derivation of the relationship n=tan ip
Use of an appropriate relationship to solve problems involving Brewster’s angle and refractive index. n=tan ip
Class Material:
Class Material:
