Polarizing Light |
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 | Plane polarized light is light of a single vibrational direction which is perpendicular to the direction of propagation. To obtain plane polarized light, white light is passed through a polarizing filter. It can be thought of as a ticket going through a slot. Only the ticket which is oriented in the same direction as the slot will pass through. Likewise only light of the proper vibrational direction will pass through the polarizing filter. |