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Fresnel reflection and transmission at a planar boundary from media of equal refractive indices

C. Lee Giles, Walter J. Wild

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Some interesting properties of the Fresnel equations governing the reflection of plane electromagnetic waves at an interface between differing media are presented. The phenomenon of reflection that is independent of angle of incidence is shown to be theoretically possible if the media possess different magnetic permeabilities.

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Some interesting properties of the Fresnel equations governing the reflection of plane electromagnetic waves at an interface between differing media are presented. The phenomenon of reflection that is independent of angle of incidence is shown to be theoretically possible if the media possess different magnetic permeabilities.

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Some interesting properties of the Fresnel equations governing the reflection of plane electromagnetic waves at an interface between differing media are presented. The phenomenon of reflection that is independent of angle of incidence is shown to be theoretically possible if the media possess different magnetic permeabilities.

Key concepts: Fresnel equations, Plane of incidence, Reflection (computer programming), Optics, Planar, Total internal reflection, Refractive index, Angle of incidence (optics)

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