Intensity of Polarized Light Calculator
The Intensity of Polarized Light Calculator will calculate the:
- The intensity of polarized light when it passes through a linear polarizer at an angle θ to the grid lines using the Malus Law.
The Intensity of the polarized light is candela |
Intensity of polarized light calculation |
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I = I0 × cos2θ I = × cos2() I = × I = |
Intensity Of Polarized Light Calculator Input Values |
Intensity of the incident non-polarized light (I0) cd [candela] |
Angle between the incident electric vector and polarizer's grid lines (θ) ° [degrees] |
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