Daylight falls under the Brewster angle ag on a plane water surface (n = 1.33). The intensity of the incident light shall be Io. %3D a) Calculate the reflected and transmitted intensity, b) Calculate the degrees of polarization PR. Pr of the reflected and transmitted light, respec- tively. P =

Daylight falls under the Brewster angle ag on a plane water surface (n = 1.33). The intensity of the incident light shall be Io. %3D a) Calculate the reflected and transmitted intensity, b) Calculate the degrees of polarization PR. Pr of the reflected and transmitted light, respec- tively. P =

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b) Calculate the degrees of polarization PR. Pr of the reflected and transmitted light, respec-
tively.
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