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In Fig. 33-71, two light rays pass from air through five layers of transparent plastic and then back into air. The layers have parallel interfaces and unknown thicknesses; their indexes of refraction aren1=1.7,n2=1.6,n3=1.5,. n4=1.4,n5=1.6Ray b is incident at angleθb=20°. Relative to a normal at the last interface, at what angle do (a) ray a and (b) ray b emerge? (Hint: Solving the problem algebraically can save time.) If the air at the left and right sides in the figure were, instead, glass with index of refraction 1.5, at what angle would (c) ray a and (d) ray b emerge?

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a) The angle of emergence for ray a is 00i.e. ray is un-deviated.

b) The angle of emergence for ray b is.200

c) The angle of emergence for ray a if air is replaced by glass is,00 i.e., the ray is un-deviated.

d) The angle of emergence for ray b, if air is replaced by glass is.200

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The given data 

a) The refractive indices of layers of plastic are

.n1=1.7,n2=1.6,n3=1.5,n4=1.4,n5=1.6

b) The refractive index of glass,nglass=1.5

c) The ray b is incident at an angle,θb=20°

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Understanding the concept of Brewster angle 

The special angle of incidence that produces a 90 degrees angle between the reflected and refracted ray is called the Brewster angle. If an unpolarized beam of light is incident on a boundary between two media at Brewster angle, the reflected wave will be fully polarized. For this situation, the tan of the Brewster angle is equal to the ratio of refractive indices of the two media.

Formula:

Snell’s law of refraction states that the ratio of refractive indices is given by the ratio of the sine angles of the incident and refracted ray, n1sinθ1=n2sinθ2 (i)

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a) Calculation of the angle of emergence of ray a relative to normal at the interface 

The ray a is incident along the normal to the boundary of the media. Hence it makes an angle.θa=0°

So, for ray a and media pair of air and layer 1, the angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

nisinθa=n1sinθ1(whereni=refractiveindexofair=1)sinθ1=nin1sinθa=1n1×sin00=00

Thus, ray a emerges at an angle0° in layer 1.

It will travel along the same line through all the layers. Hence its final angle of emergence in air will also be.0°

Hence, the ray a will pass un-deviated through all the layers.

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b) Calculation of the angle of emergence of ray b relative to normal at the interface

i) At first the ray b is incident at an angle θb=20°on the boundary between air and layer 1.

So, for ray b and media pair of air and layer 1, the angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

nisinθb=n1sinθ1(whereni=refractiveindexofair=1)sinθ1=nin1sinθb=1n1×sin200=11.7sin200

Thus, ray b emerges at an angle in layer 1.

ii) Now, the ray b is incident at an angleon the boundary between layer 1 and layer 2.

So the angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

sinθ2=n1n2sinθ1=1.71.6×11.7×sin200(wheren1=1.7andn2=1.6)=11.6sin200

Thus, ray b emerges at an angleθ2 in layer 2.

iii) Now the ray b is incident at an angleθ2on the boundary between layer 2 and layer 3.

So the angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

sinθ3=n2n3sinθ2=1.61.5×11.6×sin200(wheren2=1.6andn3=1.5)=11.5sin200

Thus, ray b emerges at an angle in layer 3.

iv) Now, the ray b is incident at an angleon the boundary between layer 3 and layer 4. So the angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

Thus, ray b emerges at an angleθ4in layer 4.

v) Now, the ray b is incident at an angleon the boundary between layer 4 and layer 5.

So the angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

sinθ5=n4n5sinθ4=1.41.6×11.4×sin200(wheren4=1.4andn5=1.6)=11.6sin200

Thus, ray b emerges at an angleθ5in layer 5.

vi) Now, the ray b is incident at an anglerole="math" localid="1663048809412" θ5on the boundary between layer 5 and air.

So the final angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

sinθf=n5nfsinθ5=1.61×11.6×sin200(wheren5=1.6andnf=1)=11sin200sinθf=sin200θf=20°

Hence, ray b emerges at an angleθf=20° in air.
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c) Calculation of the angle at which the ray a emerges due to change of air to glass

The ray a is incident along the normal to the boundary of the media. Thus, it makes an angle.θa=0°

So, for ray a and media pair of glass and layer 1, the angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

nisinθa=n1sinθ1sinθ1=nin1sinθa=1n1×sin00(whereni=refractiveindexofglass=1.5)=00

Thus, ray a emerges at an angle in layer 1.

It will travel along the same line through all the layers. Hence its final angle of emergence in air will also be. Thus, the ray a will pass un-deviated through all the layers.0°

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d) Calculation of the angle at which the ray b emerges due to change of air to glass

i) The ray b is incident at anθb=20°angleon the boundary between glass and layer 1

So, for ray b and media pair of glass and layer 1, the angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

sinθ1=nin1sinθb=1.5n1×sin200(whereni=refractiveindexofglass=1.5)=1.51.7sin200

Thus, ray b emerges at an angleθ1in layer 1.

ii) The ray b is incident at an angleθ1on the boundary between layer 1 and layer 2.

So the angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

sinθ2=n1n2sinθ1=1.71.6×1.51.7×sin200(wheren1=1.7andn2=1.6)=1.51.6sin200

Thus, ray b emerges at an angleθ2in layer 2.

iii) The ray b is incident at an angleθ2on the boundary between layer 2 and layer 3.

So the angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

sinθ3=n2n3sinθ2=1.61.5×1.51.6×sin200(wheren2=1.6andn3=1.5)=sin200

Thus, ray b emerges at an angleθ3in layer 3.

iv) The ray b is incident at an angleθ3on the boundary between layer 3 and layer 4.

So the angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

sinθ4=n3n4sinθ3=1.51.4×sin200(wheren3=1.5andn4=1.4)=1.51.4sin200

Thus, ray b emerges at an angleθ4in layer 4.

v) The ray b is incident at an angleθ4on the boundary between layer 4 and layer 5.

So the angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

sinθ5=n4n5sinθ4=1.41.6×1.51.4×sin200(wheren4=1.4andn5=1.6)=1.51.6sin200F

Thus, ray b emerges at an anglein layer 5.

vi) The ray b is incident at an angleon the boundary between layer 5 and glass.

So the final angle of emergence can be given using equation (i) as follows:

sinθf=n5nfsinθ5=1.61.5×1.51.6×sin200(wheren5=1.6andnf=1.5)=11sin200sinθf=sin200θf=20°

Hence, ray b emerges at an angle θf=20°in glass.

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