Linearly polarized light beam arrives perpendicular to the side of the rhombus-shaped glass block with a refractive index of n = 1.5, the electric field strength vector of which is included in the plane of the figure. The light beam passes through the glass block and breaks out on the adjacent side of the prism. The adjacent side edges of the rhombus form an angle α.

What percentage of the intensity of the incoming light beam will exit on the horizontal side of the glass if

a) α = 60◦

b) α = 30◦

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