Unpolarized light having intensity lo falls upon a sequence of three polarizers with the transmission axes at angles of 0°, 30°, and 75° with respect to the vertical respectively. Find the intensities after the beam emerges from each of the three polarizers. ーと lo 1; = ? 12= ? Ipinai = ? unpolarized O = 0° O = 30° O = 75°

Unpolarized light having intensity lo falls upon a sequence of three polarizers with the transmission axes at angles of 0°, 30°, and 75° with respect to the vertical respectively. Find the intensities after the beam emerges from each of the three polarizers. ーと lo 1; = ? 12= ? Ipinai = ? unpolarized O = 0° O = 30° O = 75°

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Chapter24: Electromagnetic Waves

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