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\documentclass[border=3pt]{standalone}
% Drawing
\usepackage{tikz}
% Tikz Library
\usetikzlibrary{angles, quotes, shapes, decorations.markings, calc, arrows.meta}
% Styles
%% Left and Bottom Right Rays' Style
\tikzset{ray/.style = {postaction=decorate,decoration={markings,
mark=at position .52 with \arrow{stealth},
mark=between positions 0.1 and 0.4 step 0.5cm with with{
\draw[fill=red, draw=red] circle [radius=1pt];
\draw[red, {Latex[length=1.3mm, width=1.5mm]}-{Latex[length=1.3mm, width=1.5mm]}] (0,-7pt) -- (0,7pt);},
mark=between positions 0.6 and 0.9 step 0.5cm with with{\draw[fill=red, draw = red] circle[radius=1pt];
\draw[red, {Latex[length=1.3mm, width=1.5mm]}-{Latex[length=1.3mm, width=1.5mm]}] (0,-7pt) -- (0,7pt);},
}
}
}
% Upper Right Ray Style
\tikzset{polray/.style = {postaction=decorate,decoration={markings,
mark=at position .52 with \arrow{stealth},
mark=between positions 0.1 and 0.4 step 0.5cm with with{\draw[fill=red, draw=red] circle [radius=1pt];},
mark=between positions 0.6 and 0.9 step 0.5cm with with{\draw[fill=red, draw = red] circle[radius=1pt];} }
}
}
% Notation
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
% Right Angle Mark
\def\MarkRightAngle[size=#1](#2,#3,#4){\draw[thick] ($(#3)!#1!(#2)$) -- ($($(#3)!#1!(#2)$)!#1!90:(#2)$) -- ($(#3)!#1!(#4)$)}
\begin{tikzpicture}[line cap=round, line join=round]
% % Grid
% \draw[dotted, black!20] (0,0) grid (8,8);
%
% \node at (-2ex,-2ex) {$0$};
% \foreach \i in {1,...,8}
% {
% \node at (-2ex,\i) {$\i$};
% \node at (\i,-2ex) {$\i$};
% }
% Coordinates
\coordinate (A) at (4,5);
\coordinate (B) at (4,0);
\coordinate (a) at (1,4.6);
\coordinate (C) at (4,3);
\coordinate (a') at (7,4.6);
\coordinate (b) at (5.5,0);
% Second Material
\node[rectangle, top color=black!30, bottom color=white, minimum width=7cm, minimum height=3cm] at (4,1.5) {};
\draw[dashed] (A) -- (B);
% Rays
\draw[very thick, ray] (a) -- (C);
\draw[very thick, polray] (C) -- (a');
\draw[very thick, ray] (C) -- (b);
% Angles
\MarkRightAngle[size=6pt](b,C,a');
%
\pic[draw, thick, "\small$\theta_\text{b}$", angle radius = 0.5cm, angle eccentricity = 1.7pt] {angle = A--C--a};
%
\pic[draw, thick, "\small$\theta_\alpha$", angle radius = 0.7cm, angle eccentricity = 1.5pt] {angle = a'--C--A};
%
\pic[draw, thick, "\small$\theta_\delta$", angle radius = 0.7cm, angle eccentricity = 1.6pt] {angle = B--C--b};
% Text Nodes
\node at (1,3.3) {$n_1$};
\node at (1,2.7) {$n_2$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
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See more on the author page of Alexandros Tsagkaropolulos.
