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Old July 26th 05, 07:08 PM
 
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Here is the transient state of the system an instant
after the first internal reflection from point B arrives
back at point A.

1st medium 2nd medium 3rd medium
A B
1000mW----| |
|----888.9mW----|
111.1mW----| |----790.1mW
|----98.76mW----|
87.79mW----| |
|----10.97mW


You are correct that in this system (1/4-wave matching layer), the
total reflectance goes to zero.

However, your understanding of superposition is wrong. You
CANNOT superimpose POWERS, or even talk about the "power" of various
reflections in the same media. You can only add the wave amplitudes
(electric fields). THEN you take the total amplitude and square that
to get the power.


Tor
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