Slide 1 What is polarized light? x Looking "head-on" we only see the blue arrows up & down y z x y z Light is polarized if the light wave and electric force…

Slide 11 24.7 The Spectrum of EM Waves According to wavelength or frequency, the EM waves can be distinguished into various types. There is no sharp boundary between one…

Slide 11 Chapter 33 Today’s information age is based almost entirely on the physics of electromagnetic waves. The connection between electric and magnetic fields to produce…

Slide 1 Shape-from-Polarimetry: A New Tool for Studying the Air-Sea Interface Shape-from-Polarimetry: Howard Schultz, UMass Amherst, Dept of Computer Science Chris J. Zappa,…

Slide 1 Polarization Slide 2 Slotted Wave  A string can oscillate in a single plane. Transmission axisTransmission axis Slide 3 Blocking Slot  The string is blocked…

Slide 1 Electromagnetic Waves Physics 202 Professor Lee Carkner Lecture 21 Slide 2 PAL #20 EM Radiation  Acceleration of lightsail craft  F = ma = p r A a = p r A/m…

Slide 1 Stellar Magnetic Fields and Signatures of Heating Jeffrey Linsky JILA, University of Colorado and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Boulder Colorado…

Slide 1 Chapter 16 Light Waves and Color Slide 2 Properties of Light Waves (and all other waves)  Polarization  Reflection  Refraction  Interference  Diffraction…

Slide 1 Brewster's Angle Albert Gural and Saketh Are Slide 2 Definition of Brewster's Angle The angle of incidence at which light with a particular polarization…

Slide 1 Polarization Slide 2 EM Waves Light is an electromagnetic wave. EM waves are transverse. Thus, the electrical field can vibrate in any direction perpendicular to…