Question: 1 . light is transmitted through two polarizers as shown in the figure. The light is polarized in the ( y ) direction.

1. light is transmitted through two polarizers as shown in the figure. The light is polarized in the \( y \) direction. The axis of the first polarizer is at \(\theta_{1}=28^{\circ}\) to the \( y \) direction. The axis of the second polarizer is at \(\theta_{2}=42\) to the \( y \) direction. The intensity of the initial beam of polar ized light is \(1.0^{\star}10^{\wedge}2\mathrm{w}/\mathrm{m}^{\wedge}2\) if the light incident on the first polarizer is linearly polarized.
a. What is the electric and magnetic field strength of the incident wave?
b. What is the intensity of the light after it passes through the first polarizer?
c. What is the intensity of the light after it passes through the second polarizer?
d. What is the percent of light transmitted through the two polarizers
e. If the incident light was unpolarized, what percent of light is transmitted through the polarizers?
1 . light is transmitted through two polarizers

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