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LIGHT
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE
I T I 0 1 R e 2 l
2
Speed = C
Speed = V
REFRACTION
• Bending of light due to a change in velocity
Optical Properties of Non-METALS
speed of light in a vacuum c
Index of refraction (n)
speed of light in a material v
c c
n
v
DISPERSION
Optical Properties of Non-METALS
medium 2
medium 1 n2
n1
angle of angle of
incidence refraction
q1 q2
2
n2 n1
Reflectivi ty
n2 n1
Optical Properties of Non-METALS
ABSORPTION
Mechanisms:
1. Electron polarization
2. Valence band-conduction band transition
Optical Properties of Non-METALS
ABSORPTION
Optical Properties of Non-METALS
• Color determined by sum of frequencies of
--transmitted light,
--re-emitted light from electron transitions.