PHY 712 -- Assignment #10

1. Plot the reflectance for s- and p- polarized light as a function of incidence angle for various choices of n₂ (n^') and n₁ (n) = 1. You may use the maple file "reflectance.mws" in the lecturenotes directory to help. Convince yourself that the reflectance does vanish at the Brewster's angle for p-polarized light and discuss how this effect is responsible for the effectiveness of polarized sun glasses.
2. Jackson Problem #7.2.