Young's double slit experiment using polarised light

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The discussion focuses on the effects of polarizing sheets in Young's double slit experiment. When polarizers P1 and P2 are aligned parallel, the fringe visibility remains high. However, if the polarizers are orthogonal, the interference pattern disappears, resulting in no observable fringes. Introducing an analyzer A at a 45-degree angle to P1 and P2 restores some contrast, while adding a polarizer P between the light source and the slits optimizes contrast based on its orientation, specifically when aligned at 45 degrees to the polarizers.

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How will the Fringe system in a Young's double slit experiment affected if,
1] a pair of polarising sheets P1 and P2, one before each of the slits S1 and S2, such that their transmission directions are parallel.

2] what will be the effect if the transmission lines are mutually orthogonal

3] in addition to the situation 2] above, one adds an analyzer A between the slits and the observation screen whose transmitting direction is at [itex]\pi /4[/itex] to those of P1 and P2

4] in addition to the situation in 3] one adds polariser P between light source S and P1 and P2. In what orientation of P the contrast is maximum?
 
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Sounds like a College Homework Question.
in [1], do the polarizers do anything?
in [2] and later, are you presuming that
each slit does not re-polarize the transmitted light?
it seems that the only reason to have 2 slits here
is to coverge different polarizations.
Might be better to use 2 half-lenses.
 

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