The electric field associated with an electromagnetic wave propagating in a dielectric medium is given by
.
Which of the following option(s) is(are) correct?
[Given: The speed of light in vacuum, ]
- A
- B
- C
The wave is polarized in the -plane with polarization angle with respect to the -axis.
- D
The refractive index of the medium is .
Wave speed and refractive index. Read off and . The phase speed in the medium is
.
So the refractive index is . Option (D) is correct.
Magnetic field amplitude. The peak -field amplitude is , so
.
Direction of . Propagation is along , so is along . With ,
.
Therefore .
Hence (option A correct) and , not , so option (B) is wrong.
Polarization angle. The electric vector lies along in the -plane, so the angle with the -axis is , not . Option (C) is wrong.
Correct options: (A) and (D).