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  1. ANSWER: A. Radio waves are transverse waves - they can be polarised by a metal grid so only the waves that fit through the grid will be transmitted, therefore, A is correct. B cannot be correct as waves are not polarised when diffracted, but are polarised only when reflected, refracted or scattered. C & D cannot be correct as polarisation only ...

  2. Aug 20, 2019 · A polarizer is an optical filter that lets light waves of a specific polarization pass through while blocking light waves of other polarizations. A polarizer only allows light which is vibrating in a particular plane to pass through it. This plane forms the “ axis ” of polarization. Unpolarized light vibrates in all planes perpendicular to ...

  3. (a) In region A the intensity is I 0 /2 and the light is polarized along the vertical direction. In region B the intensity is (I 0 /2)cos 2 30 o, = 0.375 I 0, and the light is polarized along the axis of the second polarizer. in region C the intensity is (0.375 I 0)cos 2 60 o = 0.0938 I 0 and the light is horizontally polarized.

  4. 1 2 Linear polarization. We say a plane wave is linearly polarized if there is no phase difference between Ex and Ey. We can write linear polarizations as E0 = (Ex, Ey, 0) (8) and choose the overall phase so that Ex and Ey are real numbers. If Ey = 0 but Ex =/ 0, we have.

  5. Part 2: Malus’ Law In this part of the lab we will quantify the intensity passed through a polarizer/analyzer combination. Malus' Law states that the transmission of linearly polarized light by a polarizer is related to the relative angle between the direction of polarization of the light and the direction of polarization of the polarizer.

  6. The intensity of transmitted light depends on the relative orientation between the polarization direction of the incoming light and the polarization axis of the filter and is described quantitatively by Malus' cos 2 θ intensity law. How it works: The demonstration apparatus is identical to that for the Polarization by Absorption demonstration.

  7. May 31, 2018 · Contrast this with the original light from the laser pointer: if you do the same experiment, you will see the intensity after the linear polarizer go from "almost zero", to "almost fully transmitted". In the intermediate stage of elliptical polarization, you would see the intensity change without ever fully being extinguished.

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