What is the difference between light that is polarized and light that is not?
The difference between the polarized light and unpolarized light.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
The Polarized light, in which the vibrations occur in a single plane. Polarization is caused due to the electromagnetic radiation. A light wave that is vibrating in more than one plane is referred to as unpolarized light.
Polarized light | Unpolarized light |
1. Electric field oscillates in one direction. | 1. Electric field oscillates in all directions. |
2. In nature the polarized light is coherent. | 2. In nature it is incoherent. |
3.The intensity of polarized light depends on the nature of light used. | 3. The intensity of unpolarized light depends on the nature of source. |
Conclusion:
A light wave that vibrates in more than one plane is referred to as unpolarized light. And the Polarized light is the light in which the vibrations occur in a single plane.
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