Young's double slit experiment using polarised light

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The discussion explores the effects of polarizing sheets on the fringe pattern in Young's double slit experiment. When polarizers P1 and P2 are aligned parallel, they allow light to pass through both slits without altering the interference pattern. If the polarizers are orthogonal, the light from each slit becomes uncorrelated, resulting in the disappearance of the interference pattern. Introducing an analyzer at a 45-degree angle to the polarizers allows some interference to return, depending on the orientation of the additional polarizer placed before the slits. The conversation suggests that using two half-lenses might be a more effective approach than the dual slit setup for examining different polarizations.
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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 \pi /4 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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