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Prism Deviation Calculator

Determine how much a glass prism bends a light ray using its apex angle, refractive index, and incident angle. Use this when studying optics, designing spectrometers, or verifying Snell's law experiments.

Prism Apex Angle (degrees)

Incident Angle (degrees)

Prism Refractive Index

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Optics

Brewster's Angle Calculator

Calculate Brewster's angle — the incidence angle at which reflected light is perfectly polarized — given two media's refractive indices. Essential for optics design, laser engineering, and polarization experiments.

First Medium Refractive Index

Second Medium Refractive Index

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Key differences

	Prism Deviation Calculator	Brewster's Angle Calculator
Category	Optics	Optics
Inputs required	4	2
Result	Deviation Angle (degrees)	Brewster's Angle (°)
What it does	Determine how much a glass prism bends a light ray using its apex angle, refractive index, and incident angle. Use this when studying optics, designing spectrometers, or verifying Snell's law experiments.	Calculate Brewster's angle — the incidence angle at which reflected light is perfectly polarized — given two media's refractive indices. Essential for optics design, laser engineering, and polarization experiments.