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AQA AS Physics Refraction, Total Internal Reflection and Optical Fibres Worksheet

Download a free AQA AS Physics worksheet on refraction, total internal reflection, optical fibres, attenuation and pulse broadening, with worked solutions.

Module / section
Waves
Topic
Refraction, diffraction and interference
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The worksheet contains 5 pages of printable questions. A separate 5-page solutions PDF makes it easy to mark, review or share answers after the activity.

  • Refractive index, wave speed, frequency and wavelength at optical boundaries
  • Snell's law, critical angle and the conditions for total internal reflection
  • Core and cladding indices in step-index optical fibres
  • Attenuation, absorption, modal and material dispersion, and pulse broadening

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