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Crossed Polarizers: Linearly Polarized Light
Crossed Polarizers: Linearly Polarized Light
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PolarizerPuzzle
Ifcrossedpolarizersblockalllight,whydoesputtingathirdpolarizerat45 betweenthemresultinsometransmissionoflight?
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LawofMalus
Whenasecond polarizeris rotated,thevector component perpendicularto itstransmission planeisabsorbed, reducingits amplitudeto
Sincethe transmitted Index intensityis proportionaltothe Polarization amplitudesquared, concepts theintensityis givenby:
= If then =
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