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Electromagnetics and Photonics

EE 4347 Applied Electromagnetics http://emlab.utep.edu/

Geometry and Polarization Fresnel Equations (Amplitude)

2 cos 1  1 cos  2 22 cos 1
rTE  tTE  1  rTE  tTE
2 cos 1  1 cos  2 2 cos 1  1 cos  2
2 cos  2  1 cos 1 22 cos 1 cos  2
rTM  tTM  1  rTM  tTM
1 2 cos  2  1 cos 1 2 cos  2  1 cos 1 cos 1

Reflectance and Transmittance (Power)

2 1 cos  2
RTE  rTE
2
TTE  tTE RTE  TTE  1
2 cos 1 TTE TTM
2
 2
2 1 cos  2 tTE tTM
TTM  tTM
2
RTM  rTM RTM  TTM  1
2

2 cos 1
Brewster’s Angle Critical Angle
No Brewster’s angle for TE
1  r1 r 2 r 2 r1  c  sin 1  n2 n1 
sin  B 
2 polarization if there is no
1    r1  r 2 
2
TE magnetic response.
aˆ z  kinc aˆTE  kinc
aˆTE  aˆTM  1  r 2 r1 r1 r 2  r 2 n2
aˆ z  kinc aˆTE  kinc sin  B
2
 tan  B   for no magnetic
1    r1  r 2 
2
TM TM
 r1 n1 response
Law of Reflection and Refraction
REFLECTANCE (n1 < n2) REFLECTANCE (n1 > n2)
 ref  inc n1 sin 1  n2 sin  2 (Snell’s Law)

Normal Incidence (1 = 0°) n1 = 1.0 n1 = 1.5

2  1 22 There is no
n2 = 1.5 n2 = 1.0
r t 1 r  t distinction
2  1 2  1 between
TE and TM
1 for LHI
Tt
2
R r
2
R T 1 media.
2 Angle of Incidence, inc Angle of Incidence, inc