Reflection Of Light In Mirrors

Suppose a light bulb is placed in front of a concave mirror at a location somewhere behind the center of curvature c.

Reflection of light in mirrors.

Each individual ray of light that strikes the mirror will reflect according to the law of reflection. When the eye sees an object in three dimensional space in a mirror it is actually viewing an image along sight lines created by the reflection of light. A mirror image is the result of light rays bounding off a reflective surface. In investigating reflection students investigate specular and diffuse reflection by looking into a dark box and shining a torch at various objects coloured paper and a mirror.

Reflection and refraction are the two main aspects of geometric optics. In this type of reflection rays of light that hit an irregular object with a rough surface are reflected back in all directions. The light bulb will emit light in a variety of directions some of which will strike the mirror. Upon reflecting the light will converge at a point.

Diffused irregular reflection is a non mirror like reflection of light. Reflection of light is either specular mirror like or diffuse retaining the energy but losing the image depending on the nature of the interface in specular reflection the phase of the reflected waves depends on the choice of the origin of coordinates but the relative phase between s and p te and tm polarizations is fixed by the properties of the media and of the.