An unpolarized light beam travelling in air is incident on a medium of refractive index 1.73 at Brewster's angle. Then
- Both reflected and transmitted light are perfectly polarized with angles of reflection and refraction close to 60 and 30 , respectively
- Transmitted light is completely polarized with angle of refraction close to 30
- Reflected light is completely polarized and the angle of reflection is close to 60
- Reflected light is partially polarized and the angle of reflection is close to 30
Answer
(3) Reflected light is completely polarized and the angle of reflection is close to 60
Solution
Brewster's law: iB = = 1.73 3 iB = 60
Angle of reflection = angle of incidence = 60 ; angle of refraction = 90 - 60 = 30 .
At Brewster's angle the reflected light is completely (plane) polarized, while the transmitted light is only partially polarized.
Answer: (3)