Sunlight with an angle of incident of 30 degrees hits a thin oil
layer, floating on a puddle
of water. The oil layer is 185nm thick and has an index of
refraction of 1.49, the water has an
index of 1.33 and is 2mm thick.
[6] a) There is a dominant reflection of this light at what
wavelength?
[2] b) What colour would this reflection appear?
[2] c) Describe in 20 words or less the polarization of the
reflected light: use at least 3 from
the list here to describe the polarization of this
reflection:
------polarized, linear, vertical, horizontal, right-handed,
left-handed, elliptical, circular,
unpolarized, partially polarized------
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