How does polarisation of light work and what does dextrorotary and laevorotary mean?

[charlee]

How does polarisation of light work exactly and what does dextrorotary and
laevorotary mean please help

 

[OlderDan]

How does polarisation of light work exactly and what does dextrorotary and
laevorotary mean please help

I had never seen those words before, but I looked them up. They mean rotating right and left.

It really helps to have some nice diagrams to explain polarization, especially rotating polarization. there are some nice diagrams, and a decent explanation here.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/phyopt/polclas.html#c3

 

[charlee]

Thank you, the website was helpful and the definitions of those words meant the explanation in the book made more sense