Optics > Polarization DCS# 6H10.10

POLARIZING FILTERS


APPARATUS
three polarizing filters 202-21-E6
document camera or overhead projector 201


DESCRIPTION
Place filters on the stage of the document camera, switch to the base light, and adjust the camera aperture.  Show that one sheet reduces the intensity of the transmitted light, ideally by half.  Overlay and rotate the second to show how the intensity varies with the angle between the polarization axes.  Show the effect of placing a third polarizer between two crossed polarizers.

NOTES

Use the sheets with arrows marking the polarization axis.