Optics Question 882
Question: Two beams, A and B, of plane polarized light with mutually perpendicular planes of polarization are seen through a polaroid. From the position when the beam A has maximum intensity (and beam B has zero intensity), a rotation of polaroid through makes the two beams appear equally bright. If the initial intensities of the two beams are and respectively, then equals
Options:
A) 3
B)
C) 1
D)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
[d] According to malus law, intensity of emerging beam is given by,
Now.