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I'm preparing a demo for my class...
I have a light pipe (a clear, solid plastic pipe about
a half-inch in diameter). Incoming light is always
limited to incident angles less than the critical
angle -- so there's total internal reflection (the
basis of fiber optics).
The pipe is coiled -- like the heating element on top
of a stove.
If I immerse the light pipe in a mediam with a higher
index of refraction than the pipe itself, would the
pipe's ability to trap the light be affected?
I have a light pipe (a clear, solid plastic pipe about
a half-inch in diameter). Incoming light is always
limited to incident angles less than the critical
angle -- so there's total internal reflection (the
basis of fiber optics).
The pipe is coiled -- like the heating element on top
of a stove.
If I immerse the light pipe in a mediam with a higher
index of refraction than the pipe itself, would the
pipe's ability to trap the light be affected?