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Thanks Andy. So that would mean that most common materials would reflect polarized light regardless of whether it's a diffuse or specular reflection? My knowledge of optics is fairly limited, so I just want to be clear on what you're saying. As another hypothetical, what would you expect to...

How would polarized light behave after being reflected by a diffuse surface, such as a white wall? Would it still be completely polarized or would it be more randomly polarized? Would whatever effect takes place vary significantly with different diffuse materials? What about a mirror? Surely...

I have the general idea of how these work when they're on or off, but I'm less clear about what's going on when they're only receiving partial voltages on the level of the liquid crystals. For a TN cell, are some sections completing the 90 degree turn while others have crystals oriented to be...