Product Summary
Students can confirm Malus’ Law of Polarization by using the Polarization Analyzer with the Basic Optics System. All components mount directly to PASCO’s Basic Optics Bench OS-8541. The Rotary Motion Sensor is used to measure the angle between the two polarizing disks. The Light Sensor measures the intensity of light that passes through both polarizers.
What's Included
- 2x Polarizer Disks
- 1x Polarizer Holder
- 1x Aperture Bracket
- 1x Accessory Holder with Mounting Bracket
- 1x Accessory Holder for Aperture Bracket
- 1x Retarder Disk
Experiment Library
Perform the following experiments and more with the Polarization Analyzer.
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College • High School / Physics
Laser light is passed through two polarizers. As the second polarizer (the analyzer) is rotated by hand, the relative light intensity is recorded as a function of the angle between the axes of polarization of the two polarizers....
College / Physics
The plot of light intensity versus angle between two polarizers is fitted to the square of the cosine of the angle, verifying the Law of Malus.
