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Record 1 2009-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Radio Waves
  • Lasers and Masers
CONT

For parallel polarization, there is an angle of incidence where the reflected wave is zero (this angle is called the Brewster angle). Use of the Brewster angle will maximize the transmission of energy through a plane, parallel-sided dielectric plate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Masers et lasers
OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Láser y máser
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