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A polarized beam of light has intensity I0. We want to rotate the direction of polarization...
A polarized beam of light has intensity I0. We want to rotate the direction of polarization by 90.0° using ideal polarizing sheets
What is the fraction of the incident light intensity that is transmitted, if we use a single sheet?
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