A new method to demonstrate frustrated total internal reflection in the visible band

作者:You Yizhuang*; Wang Xiaohan; Wang Sihui; Pan Yonghua; Zhou Jin
来源:American Journal of Physics, 2008, 76(3): 224-228.
DOI:10.1119/1.2825389

摘要

We describe a new method to demonstrate frustrated total internal reflection in the visible band using the 100 nm thick air film near the center of Newton's rings. Experimental measurements of the light intensity distribution validate the theoretical predictions.