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Malus' Law for a Real Polarizer

Ioan Damian

physics.ed-pharXiv:physics/0604073

Abstract

We present a possibility to measure the degree of polarization of a partially polarized light beam furnished by a real (imperfect) polarizer. A generalized formula for the Malus' law is derived, which holds when a partially polarized light beam passes through a real polarizer.

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