Physics · Wave Optics
A beam of light is first passed normally through a quarter-wave plate and then examined through a rotating Nicol prism. The intensity of the emergent light from the Nicol prism shows a variation with a minimum intensity of zero. The given beam of light is:
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- 1Linearly polarized light
- 2Unpolarized light
- 3Circularly polarized light✓
- 4Elliptically polarized light
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Circularly polarized light
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