Malus' Law for a Real Polarizer
Physics Education
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We present a possibility to measure the degree of polarization of a partially polarized light beam furnished by a real (imperfect) polarizer. A generalized formula for the Malus' law is derived, which holds when a partially polarized light beam passes through a real polarizer.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0604073,
title = {Malus' Law for a Real Polarizer},
author = {Ioan Damian},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0604073},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
5 pages, 5 figures