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In Young's experiment, would we see interference if we put a wave plate to rotate the polarization in one of the path of the beam?
Would a Wave Plate Affect Interference in Young's Experiment?
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I don't think you would see a diffraction pattern, but, you could detect varying elliptical polarization after the slits.
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