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I have a quick question about polarization. When I put a polarizer up an unpolarized source, say the polarizer blocks all the polarization in th y direction and so all the photons in the x direction comes out of the polarizer. Is the intesity halved?
It seems to me that the intensity should be halved, however, as described in http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/HBASE/phyopt/polcross.html#c2"
why isn't the polarization of the of the three polarizers 1/6 the regular intensity instead of 1/4 as it describes in the example?
It seems to me that the intensity should be halved, however, as described in http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/HBASE/phyopt/polcross.html#c2"
why isn't the polarization of the of the three polarizers 1/6 the regular intensity instead of 1/4 as it describes in the example?
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