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Constructing Fresnel reflection coefficients by ruler and compass
2002
European journal of physics
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A simple and intuitive geometical method to analyze Fresnel formulas is presented. It applies to transparent media and is valid for perpendicular and parallel polarizations. The approach gives a graphical characterization particularly simple of the critical and Brewster angles. It also provides an interpretation of the relation between the reflection coefficients for both basic polarizations as a symmetry in the plane.
doi:10.1088/0143-0807/23/3/303
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