Question: Unpolarized light whose intensity is 1.10 W/m2 is incident on the polarizer in Figure 24.20. (a) What is the intensity of the light leaving the

Unpolarized light whose intensity is 1.10 W/m2 is incident on the polarizer in Figure 24.20.

(a) What is the intensity of the light leaving the polarizer?

(b) If the analyzer is set at an angle of θ = 75° with respect to the polarizer, what is the intensity of the light that reaches the photocell?


Figure 24.20:

E cos e Unpolarized light Polarizer Analyzer Photocell 90° E cos 0

E cos e Unpolarized light Polarizer Analyzer Photocell 90 E cos 0

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