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An ideal polarizing filter transmits 50 of the incident non polarized light. Why is this so?
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∙ 14y ago
Unpolarized light has electromagnetic waves vibrating in all directions perpendicular to the direction of propagation. A polarizing filter only transmits light that is polarized along the same axis as the filter's axis. (Note that a polarizing filter also partially allows some orientations through that have some component of its axis along the same axis as the filter). The transmitted light thus constitutes half of the incident unpolarized light.
Think of it like this: unpolarized light is like a rope vibrating up and down and a rope vibrating side to side. A polarizing filter is like "slots." If the slots are up and down, only up and down vibrations can get through. The other half- the side to side vibrations- are blocked.
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∙ 13y ago50% - If the light incident on the first filter is unpolarized then 50% of the light will be transmitted (see other questions for a full explanation of why). Next, when this 50% arrives at the second filter, Malus' Law says that if the axes match up, then 100% will be transmitted. 100% of 50% is 50%. :-)
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∙ 14y ago50 percent
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Which phenomenon causes polarization of light?
Light is usually unpolarized, it becomes polarized when it passes through a polarizing filter. Light can be polarized because it travels as a transverse wave (of oscillating electric and magnetic fields) orthogonally to the direction of the medium in all directions, and polarizing filters polarize light in one plane. Polarized filters in the vertical plane only allow light in the vertical plane to pass through. Ex. polarized sunglasses have a polarizing filter in the vertical plane in order to minimize glare which is polarized light in the horizontal plane. and yes polarizing filters can be rotated to polarize light in other planes as well.
How can you obtain circularly polarized light from linearly polarized light?
Circularly polarized light is obtained by adding two plane polarized lights of same intensity that are orthogonal but with a phase difference of 90 degrees.
What light rays do all the different color polarized lenses block or attenuate?
Polarizing filters are not necessarily color filters. A polarizing filter may also includea color dye, but that's not its purpose.-- All filters attenuate all light rays to some degree.-- A polarizing filter, in principle, attenuates all colors equally, by blocking any lightwhose 'E' field is not parallel to the polarizing direction of the filter, regardless ofwavelength.-- A color filter, in principle, blocks all colors except those in a narrow range of wavelengths.The only wavelength it doesn't block is the color you see coming out of it.
Can sound waves be polarized like electromagnetic waves can?
For polarization the direction of the oscillation has to be perpendicular to the direction of travel. In sound waves, which are longitudinal waves, this isn't the case and thereby can not be polarized.
How do you polarize a beam of light?
Polarizing a beam of light is simply accomplished by passing the light through a polarizing filter. The polarizing filter will permit only light of a given polarization (or polarity) to pass through it. There are several different types of polarization, but they affect similar results. Use the links and check out the pictures.
Light that has passed through a polarizing filter is called?
polarized light
What is light that has passed through a polarizing filter called?
It is called 'polarized light' .
What is light that passes through a polarizing filter called?
It is called 'polarized light' .
How does polarizing filter work?
a polarized filter work as the water is inserting the coldness of the water turns into heat
Which phenomenon causes polarization of light?
Light is usually unpolarized, it becomes polarized when it passes through a polarizing filter. Light can be polarized because it travels as a transverse wave (of oscillating electric and magnetic fields) orthogonally to the direction of the medium in all directions, and polarizing filters polarize light in one plane. Polarized filters in the vertical plane only allow light in the vertical plane to pass through. Ex. polarized sunglasses have a polarizing filter in the vertical plane in order to minimize glare which is polarized light in the horizontal plane. and yes polarizing filters can be rotated to polarize light in other planes as well.
How can you obtain circularly polarized light from linearly polarized light?
Circularly polarized light is obtained by adding two plane polarized lights of same intensity that are orthogonal but with a phase difference of 90 degrees.
How can two polarized filters be used to show that light has some properties of a wave?
If one polarizing filter is angled 90 degrees from the other, they will block all light.
What light rays do all the different color polarized lenses block or attenuate?
Polarizing filters are not necessarily color filters. A polarizing filter may also includea color dye, but that's not its purpose.-- All filters attenuate all light rays to some degree.-- A polarizing filter, in principle, attenuates all colors equally, by blocking any lightwhose 'E' field is not parallel to the polarizing direction of the filter, regardless ofwavelength.-- A color filter, in principle, blocks all colors except those in a narrow range of wavelengths.The only wavelength it doesn't block is the color you see coming out of it.
What happen when light passes through a polarizing filter?
It is called polarizing chemical change
How does a polarized filter work?
a polarized filter work as the water is inserting the coldness of the water turns into heat
What is light passed through a polarized filter?
Such light is said to be polarized.
What are side effect of polarized sunglasses?
For me it is that every lcd screen I look at shows as black or blank or possibly rainbow colors, The liquid crystal displays work with a polarizing filter to black-out illuminated pixels, that's why polarized sunglasses don't work well with them. I have also noticed the effect with tinted windows, same reason.
