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Physics Tutorial 12.6 - Polarization of Light

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There are 6 lessons in this physics tutorial covering Polarization of Light. The tutorial starts with an introduction to Polarization of Light and is then followed with a list of the separate lessons, the tutorial is designed to be read in order but you can skip to a specific lesson or return to recover a specific physics lesson as required to build your physics knowledge of Polarization of Light. you can access all the lessons from this tutorial below.

In this Physics tutorial, you will learn:

  • How do we see objects and their colours?
  • What is polarization of light?
  • What device do we use to produce polarization?
  • How many types of polarization do we have?
  • Which are the two types of linear polarization? What are their features?
  • How many types of polarizers are there? What are their features?
  • What does the Malus Law say on polarization of light?

Introduction to Polarization of Light

What colours do you see when using green goggles? Why?

Do you think the colour of goggles glass has any effect in the colour of light transmitted through them?

How do we see the colour of objects around us at naked eye?

Do you known what advantage do the polarized sunglasses offer compared to non-polarized ones?

These questions are answered is this interesting topic that we are going to explain now. You will also learn how light waves of different wavelength (and therefore of different colour) vibrate when they are moving in space and what happens with them after passing through a polarized glass.

Please select a specific "Polarization of Light" lesson from the table below, review the video tutorial, print the revision notes or use the practice question to improve your knowledge of this physics topic.

Optics Learning Material
Tutorial IDPhysics Tutorial TitleTutorialVideo
Tutorial
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Notes
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Questions
12.6Polarization of Light
Lesson IDPhysics Lesson TitleLessonVideo
Lesson
12.6.1How Do We See the Colours of Objects?
12.6.2What is Polarization of Light?
12.6.3Types of Polarization
12.6.4P and S Polarization
12.6.5Types of Polarizers
12.6.6Malus Law

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