Answer to Question #107654 in Optics for Priya jaiswal

Question

For normal incidence of light from a medium of refractive index 1.42 onto medium of refractive index 1.64, calculate the reflection and transmission coefficients.

Answer 1

The reflection coefficient

$R=\frac{(n_2-n_1)^2}{(n_2+n_1)^2}=\frac{(1.64-1.42)^2}{(1.64+1.42)^2}=0.0052$

The transmission coefficient

$T=1-R=\frac{4n_1n_2}{(n_2+n_1)^2}=\frac{4\cdot1.42\cdot1.64}{(1.64+1.42)^2}=0.9948$