%% Calculates incident angle for proper coupling into the disc via prism % angle of the prism faces in degrees prism_angle=45; %% prism index of refraction % Rutile (TiO2) see http://refractiveindex.info/?group=CRYSTALS&material=TiO2 n_rutile_o = 2.4885; n_rutile_e = 2.75324; n_p=n_rutile_o %% disk material index of refraction % Magnesium Fluoride (MgF2) see http://refractiveindex.info/?group=CRYSTALS&material=MgF2 n_MgF2_o = 1.3751; n_MgF2_e = 1.38679; n_d=n_MgF2_o %% critical angle for beam from prism to disk % recall n_d*sin(theta_d)=n_p*sin(theta_p) where angles are counted from normal to the face % and we want theta_d to be 90 degrees for the total internal reflection theta_p=asin(n_d/n_p); % convert to degrees theta_p_in_degrees=theta_p*180/pi %% now lets see what angle it does with other face of the prism theta_p_in_degrees_2=-(theta_p_in_degrees-prism_angle) %% now we calculate refracted angle out of the prism into the air theta_air=asin(n_p*sin(theta_p_in_degrees_2/180*pi)); % convert to degrees theta_air_in_degrees=theta_air*180/pi %% Lets make a picture % 1st face of the prism lays at y=0 and spans from x=-1 to x=1 x_face_1=linspace(-1,1); y_face_1=0*x_face_1; % 2nd face to the right of origin and at angle prism_angle with respect to negative x direction x_face_2=linspace(1,0); y_face_2=(1-x_face_2)*tan(prism_angle/180*pi); % 3rd face to the left of origin and at angle prism_angle with respect to negative x direction x_face_3=linspace(-1,0); y_face_3=(x_face_3+1)*tan(prism_angle/180*pi); %% draw prism figure(1); hold off; plot(x_face_1, y_face_1, 'k-', x_face_2, y_face_2, 'k-', x_face_3, y_face_3, 'k-'); hold on %% disk center will be located in point (0,-R); R=.5 dc_x=0; dc_y=-R; x_disk=dc_x+R*cos(linspace(0,2*pi)); y_disk=dc_y+R*sin(linspace(0,2*pi)); plot(x_disk,y_disk,'k-') %% beam trace inside the prism % crossing of the beam with 1st (right) face of the prism % we are solving cot(theta_p)*x=cot(prism_angle)*(1-x) x_cross_1=cot(prism_angle/180*pi)/(cot(prism_angle/180*pi)+cot(theta_p)); x_beam_prism_1=linspace(0,x_cross_1); y_beam_prism_1=linspace(0,x_cross_1)*cot(theta_p); plot(x_beam_prism_1, y_beam_prism_1, 'r-'); %% beam out of prism x_out_strt=x_cross_1; y_out_strt=x_cross_1*cot(theta_p); % angle in the air relative to horizon theta_air_rlh=(theta_air_in_degrees-prism_angle)/180*pi; if (abs(theta_air_rlh)