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What is ordinary ray?

What is ordinary ray?

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PRAPULPODISHETTI
669 Points
8 years ago
The light ray which follows Snell`s law is called ordinary ray. For this ray refractive index µ and velocity of light is same through out that medium. Secondary wavefront of ordinary ray is spherical.
SHANMUKESHWAR
461 Points
8 years ago
The light ray which follows Snell`s law is called ordinary ray. For this ray refractive index µ and velocity of light is same through out that medium. Secondary wavefront of ordinary ray is spherical.
KUNCHAM SAMPATH
402 Points
8 years ago
For any ray direction there will be a polarization direction perpendicular to the optic axis, and this is called an ordinary ray.

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