JEE Main 2014 — Wave Optics Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2014 (Offline)
Question
Two beams, and , of plane polarized light with mutually perpendicular planes of polarization are seen through a polaroid. From the position when the beam has maximum intensity (and beam has zero intensity), a rotation of polaroid through makes the two beams appear equally bright. If the initial intensities of the two beams are and respectively, then equals:
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Correct answer
D
Step-by-step explanation
According to malus law, intensity of emerging beam is given by,
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