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Unpolarized light of intensity I_0 is incident on a system of three...
Unpolarized light of intensity is incident on a system of three polaroids. The transmission axes of the first and third polaroids are crossed. If the final transmitted intensity of light is , what is the angle between the transmission axes of the first and second polaroids?
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Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
Intensity of light after passing through the first polaroid is .
Let the angle between the transmission axes of the first and second polaroids be . The intensity after the second polaroid is .
Since the first and third polaroids are crossed, the angle between the second and third polaroids is .
The final intensity after the third polaroid is:
Using the identity , we get:
Given that , we have:
This gives , which means .
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Let the angle between the transmission axes of the first and second polaroids be . The intensity after the second polaroid is .
Since the first and third polaroids are crossed, the angle between the second and third polaroids is .
The final intensity after the third polaroid is:
Using the identity , we get:
Given that , we have:
This gives , which means .
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