Preferred Label : Brewster angle;
Detailed label : Brewster angle, θB;
IUPAC definition : When an unpolarized planar electromagnetic wavefront impinges on a flat dielectric
surface, there is a unique angle (θB), commonly referred to as Brewster angle, at
which the reflected waves are all polarized into a single plane.;
Scope note : for a wave incident from air on water(n1.333), glass(n1.515), and diamond(n2.417),
the brewster angles are53degrees,57degrees,and 67.5degrees,respectively.; for a randomly polarized beam incident at brewster angle, the electric fields of the
reflected and refracted waves are perpendicular to each other; expression for brewster angle: ¿b n2n1
¿2¿1 1/2 wheren2 andn1 are the refractive indices of the receiving
surface and the initial medium, respectively, and ¿2 and ¿1 are the relative static
permittivities (formerly called dielectric constants).;
Origin ID : BT07336;
See also
When an unpolarized planar electromagnetic wavefront impinges on a flat dielectric
surface, there is a unique angle (θB), commonly referred to as Brewster angle, at
which the reflected waves are all polarized into a single plane.
