Phase Changes of Light on Reflection from a Dielectric

  • A. J. Batista-Leyva Instituto Superior de Tecnologías y Ciencias Aplicadas & Grupo de Sistemas Complejos “Henri Poincar`è”, Facultad de Física, Universidad de la Habana, La Habana 10400, Cuba
  • A. R. Batista-Tomás Group of Complex Systems and Statistical Physics, Physics Faculty, University of Havana, 10400 Havana, Cuba

Abstract

Phase changes of an electromagnetic wave when it is reflected from a plane dielectric is determined using the Fresnel relations and the vector diagrams of E and H. Though these equations are textbook science, their application is troublesome. Here we analyze the use of Fresnel relations to study phase changes by reflection in some of the more often used textbooks of General Physics, both in Cuba and other countries, pointing out some problems present in their analysis. The paper could be useful for professors of Optics and General Physics.

Published
Jul 15, 2015
How to Cite
BATISTA-LEYVA, A. J.; BATISTA-TOMÁS, A. R.. Phase Changes of Light on Reflection from a Dielectric. Revista Cubana de Física, [S.l.], v. 32, n. 1, p. 33-36, july 2015. ISSN 2224-7939. Available at: <http://revistacubanadefisica.org/index.php/rcf/article/view/RCF_32-01_33_2015>. Date accessed: 29 mar. 2024.
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