What is Total Internal Reflection?
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What is Total Internal Reflection?. Focus 4. Total Internal Reflection. Using total internal reflection: fibre optics. Light rays enter the centre core – a high refractive index - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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What is Total Internal Reflection?
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Using total internal reflection: fibre opticsLight rays enter the centre core – a
high refractive index
They are reflected at the interface between the core and the cladding because the cladding has a lower refractive index – total internal reflection has occurred.