Light of Intensity I₀ Passes Through a Polarizer at Normal

question 64

Multiple Choice

Light of intensity I₀ passes through a polarizer at normal incidence and the intensity of the transmitted light is observed to be ½ I₀. It is further found that the intensity does not change as the polarizer's transmission axis is rotated. Which of the following could be the polarization state of the incident light?

• A) elliptical
• B) linear
• C) circular
• D) unpolarized
• E) more than one of the above

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