Description
We are most familiar with the reflection of light waves – when looking at ourselves in the mirror, for example – but all types of waves can be reflected when they arrive at a boundary between one material and another. Total internal reflection, meanwhile, can occur when light is travelling towards a medium (material) in which it travels more quickly, and is what allows endoscopes, and fibre-optic cables to work.
Key Words
normal, total internal reflection, surface, endoscope, reflection, fibre-optic, reflected, law of reflection, angle of incidence, angle of reflection, absorb, transmit, reflect, ray diagram, absorption, transmission, boundary, interface, wave, critical angle
