In addition to our other problems, we must also contend with transmission (with attenuation), reflection, refraction, diffraction, absorption, and scattering. In addition to our other problems, we ...

An optical fibre is a thin strand of high-quality glass. Light can be transmitted through it over very large distances. The optical fibre makes use of the 'total internal reflection' of light. When a ...

A finite element wave propagation model for linear periodic waves in a coastal sea region is developed. The model includes refraction, diffraction, and reflection of gravity waves on water over ...

At the interface between two facets of an artificial crystal, sound waves can be transmitted in the opposite direction to that expected, and undergo no reflection. Such wave behaviour could have many ...

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According to the World Meteorological Organization, a photometer is “an optical phenomenon produced by the reflection, refraction, diffraction or interference of light from the sun or the moon.

This video looks at the refraction of light and demonstrates how refraction can make the handle of a Pyrex jug seemingly disappear.