This Physlet based simulation illustrates the concept of total internal reflection through the use of a beam of light. The beam can be manipulated with the mouse enabling the user to investigate most aspects of Snell's Law.
Please note that this resource requires
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=7493">Lee, Michael J., and Wolfgang Christian. Optics Bench: Internal Reflection. May 16, 1998.</a>
Lee, M., & Christian, W. (1998, May 16). Optics Bench: Internal Reflection. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://webphysics.davidson.edu/alumni/milee/java/Final_Optics/internal.htm
Lee, Michael J., and Wolfgang Christian. Optics Bench: Internal Reflection. May 16, 1998. https://webphysics.davidson.edu/alumni/milee/java/Final_Optics/internal.htm (accessed 12 September 2024).
Lee, Michael J., and Wolfgang Christian. Optics Bench: Internal Reflection. 1998. 16 May 1998. 12 Sep. 2024 <https://webphysics.davidson.edu/alumni/milee/java/Final_Optics/internal.htm>.
@misc{
Author = "Michael J. Lee and Wolfgang Christian",
Title = {Optics Bench: Internal Reflection},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {12 September 2024},
Month = {May 16, 1998},
Year = {1998}
}
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