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Total internal reflection at a dielectric boundary occurs when the wave arrives

  • A.at the Brewster angle from the denser medium
  • B.from the denser medium beyond the critical angle
  • C.from the rarer medium beyond the critical angle
  • D.at normal incidence from either medium

Answer: B

Beyond the critical angle Snell's law admits no real angle of refraction and the wave is entirely reflected, an evanescent field decaying into the second medium. It is the mechanism that guides light along an optical fibre.

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