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Fresnel equations

The Fresnel equations (or Fresnel coefficients) describe the reflection and transmission of light (or electromagnetic radiation in general) when incident on an interface between different optical media. They were deduced by French engineer and physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel (/freɪˈnɛl/) who was the first to understand that light is a transverse wave…

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Étienne-Louis MalusBirefringenceCalciteDavid BrewsterThomas Young
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LinearHomogeneousRelatedPermittivityPermeability
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Power (intensity) reflection and transmission coefficients

PowerReflectanceTransmittanceAttenuationS-polarized light
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Complex amplitude reflection and transmission coefficients

PhotometerElectromagnetic fieldComplex amplitudesPhaseAmplitudes
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