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Polarizers vs. Hyper

Polarization Reminder

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Polarizing Filters

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Polarizing Filters, Cartoon

H

VU

U

Crossed Polarizers

0%U

Polarizing Filters, Rotated

M

U

U

P

Three Polarizers

U H

Polarizing Beam Splitter

H

V

U

0 H

V

PBS, Rotated

P

M

U

P

M

Polarization and Color-Hardness are Analogous!

0 H

V

C W

B

P

M

H S

H

Polarization Hyper-Intelligent

Monkeys

An Example from Class

C W

B

H S

H

Hyper-Intelligent Monkeys

C W

B

0 H

V

P

M

Polarization

0 H

V

Three Polarizers, Again

0 H

V

P

M

This time with vectors!

0 H

V

E field A = 1

Previous field projected onto 45° axis

E field A = 1/!2

H and V projections

A = " each

The Extra Credit Problem?

A = 1

0 H

V

P

M

0 H

V +

+ + A = 1/!2

A = "

But wait! The Amplitude is now greater than 1!

More power out than in!

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