When an unpolarized planar electromagnetic wavefront impinges on a flat dielectric
surface, there is a unique
angle
(
),
commonly referred to as Brewster
angle, at which the reflected waves are all polarized into a single plane.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 293
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry, 3rd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2006))
on page 310