
The ray diagram for a prism whose one surface is reflecting is as shown. The value of will be



Important Questions on Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

A light ray is incident perpendicularly to one face of a right angled prism and is totally internally reflected at the glass-air interface. If the angle of reflection is 45°, we conclude that the refractive index is


A light ray from air is incident (as shown in figure) at one end of a glass fiber (refractive index, ), making an incidence angle of on the lateral surface, so that it undergoes total internal reflection. How much time would it take to traverse the straight fiber of length ?

In the figure shown, for an angle of incidence at the top surface, what should be the minimum refractive index needed for total internal reflection at vertical face?

A ray of light is incident at an angle from denser to the rarer medium: The reflected and the refracted rays are mutually perpendicular. If the angle of reflection and the angle of refraction are and respectively, then the critical angle will be

A ray of light is incident at an angle of from air to a glass slab at point the angle of incidence being . The minimum value of the refractive index of the material of the slab so that TIR takes place at is


