The angle of incidence that will cause the unpolarized light to be reflected as completely plane-polarized light is called
A) Brewster's angle.
B) Young's angle.
C) Snell's angle.
D) Huygens' angle.
E) Fraunhofer's angle.

Question

The angle of incidence  that will cause the unpolarized light to be reflected as completely plane-polarized light is called
A) Brewster's angle. 
B) Young's angle. 
C) Snell's angle. 
D) Huygens' angle. 
E) Fraunhofer's angle.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Brewster's angle is the angle of incidence of a polarized light ray at which the reflected light becomes completely polarized, with the electric field vector of the reflected ray parallel to the plane of incidence.

The Angle of Incidence That Will Cause the Unpolarized