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I mean the phase shift due to reflections. So the phase shift of the reflective wave with respect to the incident wave. In general for a dielectric if the component of the electric field normal to the plane of incidence undergoes a phase of pi upon reflection when the incident medium has a...

Yes, I need to calculate the phase shift of the relfected wave with respect to the incident wave. But the direction of the electric field with respect to the plane of incidence isn't given. So I don't which component I need to have of the amplitude reflection coëfficiënt. I already calculated...

Thanks for the link. I will take a look.

I think the phase shift is in an electric field. But that isn't mentioned in this problem. I only have a graph of the refractive index of gold with the real and imaginary part of the refractive index.

Dear All, I have a question about the optical properties of light in a metal. I need to solve a problem. Homework Statement a] Why is the phase shift in a metal neither 0 or pi? b] And calculate the phase shift of gold with a wavelength of 514 nm? n_real=0,5 and n_imaginary=1,85...