Author Question: Polarized light passes through a polarizer. If the electric vector of the polarized light is ... (Read 106 times)

fagboi · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

Polarized light passes through a polarizer. If the electric vector of the polarized light is horizontal what, in terms of the initial intensity I0,

is the intensity of the light that passes through a polarizer if the polarizer is tilted 22.5 from the horizontal?
A) 0.191I0 B) 0.854I0 C) 0.147I0 D) 0.011I0

Question 2

An index of refraction less than one for a medium would imply

A)

that the speed of light in the medium is the same as the speed of light in vacuum.
B)

that the speed of light in the medium is greater than the speed of light in vacuum.
C)

that the speed of light in the medium is less than the speed of light in vacuum.
D)

refraction is not possible.
E)

reflection is not possible.