Exercise 5.2.1 Fresnel Cofficients

Consider an unpolarized light beam hitting the surface of an isotropic glass with n = 1,5 at right angles (a = 0o).
Hint: to avoid 0/0 situations consider small a and b with cosa, b = 1.
Derive the simplified Fresnel equations as given in the script for a = 0o
How much of the light will be reflected?
What is the phase relation between incoming, reflected and transmitted light?
How does the beam leave the crystal (Intensity and polarization)
Now consider these questions for some polarization of the incoming light.
     

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