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Snell-Descartes Law
The Snell-Descartes law relates the angles formed between the rays of light and the normal line with the refractive indices…
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Parallel faced blade
The blade is the association of two parallel plane diopters: air/glass and glass/air The Parallel Faced BladeĀ is a system of…
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Brewster’s Law
Brewster’s law demonstrates the formation of the so-called Brewster angle which, added to the refraction angle, must result in a…
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light-matter interaction
The notebook cover is considered a translucent medium, as we cannot clearly see the image contained in the notebook. When…
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optical instruments
Optical instruments are based on optical principles and are intended to facilitate the visualization of certain objects. A microscope is…
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Refractive index
The refractive index is a dimensionless quantity that measures the ratio between the speeds of light in different media. The…
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Optical illusion
Optical illusions are images that deceive the human vision, causing the human being to see things that are not present…
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hypermetropia
Vision of a person who has the visual defect of hyperopia We can say that our eye, or eyeball as…
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Solar and lunar halo
The solar and lunar halos are luminous circles formed around the Sun and Moon, respectively, as a result of reflections…
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Front and Light Brush
In the study of Geometric Optics, the concept of light says that it is a physical entity capable of sensitizing…
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