Open Question
Some modern optical devices are made with glass whose index of refraction changes with distance from the front surface. FIGURE P16.72 shows the index of refraction as a function of the distance into a slab of glass of thickness L. The index of refraction increases linearly from n₁ at the front surface to n₂ at the rear surface.b. Evaluate your expression for a 1.0-cm-thick piece of glass for which n₁ = 1.50 and n₂ = 1.60.