Examples
Examples
Try the starting example
- Initially polarized intensity (chosen unit)
- 100
- Successive relative polarizer angles (degrees)
- 30,45
- Transmitted intensity (same unit)
- 37.5
- Transmission fraction
- 0.375
Try another scenario
- Initially polarized intensity (chosen unit)
- 110.00000000000001
- Successive relative polarizer angles (degrees)
- 30,45
- Transmitted intensity (same unit)
- 41.25
- Transmission fraction
- 0.375
Calculation method
Calculation method
Transmitted intensity (same unit)
Successive Malus law factors cos²(relative angle), initially fully polarized.
Transmission fraction
Successive Malus law factors cos²(relative angle), initially fully polarized.
Symbols and units
- a
- Initially polarized intensity (chosen unit)
- b
- Successive relative polarizer angles (degrees)
Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.
Assumptions & limits
Assumptions & limits
- Angles relative to previous polarization axis; unpolarized first-pass halving not assumed. Supported limits: All required fields must be finite values of the exact declared type and within displayed bounds. Lists contain1–1000 finite numbers. JSON tables are numeric rectangular rows, at most100 rows and30 columns; individual tools have stricter shape/domain constraints. Angles relative to previous polarization axis; unpolarized first-pass halving not assumed.
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