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ronaldoshaky
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Hello I am trying to understand Malus' Law and the Intensity of light. Let's say I have three polarizers. The first polarizer and the last polarizer have the same axis of polarization. The middle polarizer can be rotated to an angle [tex]\theta[/tex]
I know that Malus's Law for the intensity of light is I = I_0 cos^2 \theta for light coming out through the second polarizer. But how would I work out the intensity of light passing through the third filter. Should I multiply by [tex] cos^2 \theta[/tex] again, or should I treat the final two polarizers as just two polarizers?
I know that Malus's Law for the intensity of light is I = I_0 cos^2 \theta for light coming out through the second polarizer. But how would I work out the intensity of light passing through the third filter. Should I multiply by [tex] cos^2 \theta[/tex] again, or should I treat the final two polarizers as just two polarizers?