Polarized light is incident on 6 polarizing sheets. The axis of the first polarized sheet makes an angle ? with the plane of polarization. Each subsequent sheet has an axis that is rotated by an angle ? from that of adjacent sheets. Find ? if 45% of the incident intensity is transmitted by the sheets.

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a. Polarized light is incident on 6 polarizing sheets. The axis of the first polarized sheet makes an angle ? with the plane of polarization. Each subsequent sheet has an axis that is rotated by an angle ? from that of adjacent sheets. Find ? if 45% of the incident intensity is transmitted by the sheets.

 

b. Suppose you want to rotate the plane of polarization of a beam of polarized light by 77°, but you do not want the final intensity to be less than 85% of the initial intensity. What is the minimum number of polarizing sheets you must use? Assume that each sheet is rotated the same angle relative to the adjacent sheets.

answer= ___________ sheets

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