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KERALA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
OF TEACHER
EDUCATION,KOLLAM
Refraction of Light
LIGHT
LIGHT
•What is Refraction?
•What is Optical Density?
•The Laws of Refraction
•The Refractive index
•Angle of Incidence / Refraction
•Total Internal Reflection
LIGHT
Refraction is the change in
direction of light when it passes
from one medium to another.
LIGHT
If light ray enters another medium perpendicular to
boundary, the ray does not bend.
LIGHT
When the light ray travels
from air to water, the
refracted ray bends
towards the normal.
i
r
air
water
Incident ray
Refracted ray
normal
i – angle of incidence
r– angle of refraction
LIGHT
When the light ray travels
from water to air, the
refracted ray bends away
from the normal.
i
r
air
water
Incident ray
Refracted ray
normal
i – angle of incidence
r– angle of refraction
LIGHT
During refraction, light
bends first on passing
from air to glass and
again on passing from
the glass to the air.
LIGHT
During refraction, light
bends first on passing
from air to glass and
again on passing from
the glass to the air.
i
r
Incident ray
Emergent ray
Refracted ray
Reflected ray
air
air
glass
LIGHT
Light slows down when it enters an optically denser
medium. The refracted ray bends towards the normal
when the second medium is optically more dense than
the first.
i
r
air
water
Incident ray
Refracted ray
normal
LIGHT
Light speeds up when it enters an optically less dense
medium. The refracted ray bends away from the normal
when the second medium is optically less dense than
the first.
air
water i
r
Incident ray
Refracted ray
normal
LIGHT
Among the 3 transparent mediums (air, water and
glass), glass has the highest optical density.
air
water
i1
r1
Incident ray
Refracted ray
glass
i2
r2
Refracted ray
air
water
i1
r1
Incident ray
glass
i2
r2
Refracted ray
Refracted ray
LIGHT
Take a look at this...
LIGHT
The critical angle is the angle of incidence in the
optically denser medium for which the angle of
refraction is 90o
.
When i = critical angle,c
r = 90o
.
LIGHT
This is called TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION.
When i > critical angle, the ray gets reflected internally.
LIGHT
For TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION to take place:
The light ray must travel from an optically denser
medium towards a less dense one.
The angle of incidence must be
greater than the critical angle.
Direction of light path
i
LIGHT
How do we calculate the critical angle?
We know that r = 90o
…
LIGHT
Total Internal Reflection in Prisms
LIGHT
Total Internal Reflection in Prisms
LIGHT
Fibre Optics
THANKYOU

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10 2-refractionna-111113040434-phpapp02

  • 2. KERALA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION,KOLLAM
  • 4. LIGHT •What is Refraction? •What is Optical Density? •The Laws of Refraction •The Refractive index •Angle of Incidence / Refraction •Total Internal Reflection
  • 5. LIGHT Refraction is the change in direction of light when it passes from one medium to another.
  • 6. LIGHT If light ray enters another medium perpendicular to boundary, the ray does not bend.
  • 7. LIGHT When the light ray travels from air to water, the refracted ray bends towards the normal. i r air water Incident ray Refracted ray normal i – angle of incidence r– angle of refraction
  • 8. LIGHT When the light ray travels from water to air, the refracted ray bends away from the normal. i r air water Incident ray Refracted ray normal i – angle of incidence r– angle of refraction
  • 9. LIGHT During refraction, light bends first on passing from air to glass and again on passing from the glass to the air.
  • 10. LIGHT During refraction, light bends first on passing from air to glass and again on passing from the glass to the air. i r Incident ray Emergent ray Refracted ray Reflected ray air air glass
  • 11. LIGHT Light slows down when it enters an optically denser medium. The refracted ray bends towards the normal when the second medium is optically more dense than the first. i r air water Incident ray Refracted ray normal
  • 12. LIGHT Light speeds up when it enters an optically less dense medium. The refracted ray bends away from the normal when the second medium is optically less dense than the first. air water i r Incident ray Refracted ray normal
  • 13. LIGHT Among the 3 transparent mediums (air, water and glass), glass has the highest optical density. air water i1 r1 Incident ray Refracted ray glass i2 r2 Refracted ray air water i1 r1 Incident ray glass i2 r2 Refracted ray Refracted ray
  • 14. LIGHT Take a look at this...
  • 15. LIGHT The critical angle is the angle of incidence in the optically denser medium for which the angle of refraction is 90o . When i = critical angle,c r = 90o .
  • 16. LIGHT This is called TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION. When i > critical angle, the ray gets reflected internally.
  • 17. LIGHT For TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION to take place: The light ray must travel from an optically denser medium towards a less dense one. The angle of incidence must be greater than the critical angle. Direction of light path i
  • 18. LIGHT How do we calculate the critical angle? We know that r = 90o …