- Total Internal Reflection
- The trapping of light by refraction and reflection at critical angles inside a semiconductor device so that it cannot escape the device and must be eventually absorbed by the semiconductor.
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Total Internal Reflection
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total internal reflection — Optics. See total reflection. * * * Complete reflection of a ray of light in a medium such as water or glass, from the surrounding surfaces back into the medium. It occurs when the angle of incidence is greater than a certain limiting angle,… … Universalium
total internal reflection — Optics. See total reflection. * * * total internal reflection noun (physics) The complete reflection of a light ray at the boundary of a medium with a lower refractive index • • • Main Entry: ↑total … Useful english dictionary
total internal reflection — visiškasis vidaus atspindys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. total internal reflection vok. innere Totalreflexion, f rus. полное внутреннее отражение, n pranc. réflexion intégrée interne, f; réflexion totale interne, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
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total internal reflection — noun the total reflection of a light ray which occurs when light from one medium strikes the surface of a medium of lower refractive index or optical density in excess of the critical angle …
total internal reflection — The trapping of light by refraction and reflection at critical angles inside a semiconductor device so that it cannot escape the device and must eventually be absorbed by the semiconductor. Solar Electric Glossary … Energy terms
total internal reflection — noun Physics the complete reflection of light (without refraction), occurring at an interface with a less dense medium when the angle of incidence exceeds the critical angle … English new terms dictionary
Total external reflection — is an optical phenomenon where electromagnetic radiation (e.g. visible light) can, at certain angles, be totally reflected from an interface between two media of different indices of refraction (see Snell s law). Total internal reflection occurs… … Wikipedia
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