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jdstokes
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Why does a polarizing filter transmit 50% the intensity of unpolarized light?
I would have thought that since only 0.5 of the electric field gets through, this would cut down the intensity by 0.5^2 = 0.25?
I would have thought that since only 0.5 of the electric field gets through, this would cut down the intensity by 0.5^2 = 0.25?