Pass a beam of horizontally polarized linear light through each one of the 14 λ-plates in the two previous questions and describe the states of the emerging light. Explain which field component is leading which and how Fig. 8.9 compares with these results.

 Fig. 8.9

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Left-handed Right-handed É, leads E, by: E, Зп /4 7п/4 Зп/2 5п/4 п/2 п/4 2т т 100 00/- - Ex E, leads E, by: Зп /2 п/4 п/2 Зп/4 5п/4 7п/4 2т п (a) п /2 Зп/2 Ey +- E, wt Зп /2 п/2 т 2т (b)