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Chapter 25, Problem 79PCE
A helium-noon laser omits a beam of unpolarizod light that passes through three Polaroid filters, as shown in Figure 25-46. The intensity of the laser beam is l°. (a) What is the intensity of the beam at point A? (b) What is the intensity of the beam at point B? (c) What is intensity of the beam at point C? (d) if filter 2 is removed what is the intensity of the beam at point C?
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