Unpolarized light with intensity 455.16 W/m2 passes first through a polarizing filter with its axis vertical, then through a polarizing filter with its axis 33.33o from vertical. What light intensity emerges from the second filter ?

Respuesta :

Given:

The intensity of unpolarized incident light is

[tex]I_0=455.16\text{ W/m}^2[/tex]

It passes first through a polarizing filter with its axis vertical

The second polarising filter is at an angle of,

[tex]\theta=33.33\degree[/tex]

from the vertical

To find:

What light intensity emerges from the second filter ?

Explanation:

According to the Malus law, the emergent light intensity is,

[tex]\begin{gathered} I=I_0cos^2\theta \\ =455.16\times cos^233.33\degree \\ =317.74\text{ W/m}^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Hence, the required intensity is

[tex]317.74\text{ W/m}^2[/tex]