Birefringence

Shows reflection and transmission of a light ray within a birifringent crystal.

Shows a light ray within a birifringent crystal and reflection and transmission at the surface towards air.

Answers questions like:

* Is the angle of reflection always the same as the angle of incidence?

* What happens in case of perpendicular incidence?

* Are the wavefronts always perpendicular to the direction of the ray?

* How is the polarisation of the rays?

* How is the power distributed between ordinary and extraordinary ray?

* How does the direction of the optic axis influence all of this?