Monday, August 27, 2018

reflection - Why is reflected light polarised?



Why is reflected light polarised?


I have learnt about Brewster's angle, and how at a particular angle all light reflected is polarised, but do not understand why. Is this something that could be explained to a guy that doesn't have a Ph.D in physics?




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