total internal reflection

Definitions

General Science

• noun the complete reflection of a light ray at the boundary of the medium through which it passes

Electronics

• The total reflection of electromagnetic radiation occurring when it strikes a boundary or interface with a lower refractive index at an angle of incidence greater than the critical angle. For example, the successive internal reflections of light within an optical fiber. Its abbreviation is TIR.
• acronymTIR

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