Polarisation is defined as the production of waves oscillating in one
plane from a source of randomly oscillating waves.
Polarisation only occurs with
transverse waves. This because
transverse waves oscillate
perpendicular to the direction of
motion.
As the waves are perpendicular
to the direction of motion, the
waves produced from light
sources will be orientated in
many different ways.
These are both examples of
unpolarised light.
In the unpolarised light we
can see the waves
travelling in lots of
different directions. If we
wanted to polarise the
light/get all the waves in
the same direction we
use a polarizer.
Imagine polarisers like
slots, if the slot is facing
vertically only vertical
waves can make it
through, any others are
absorbed by the
polariser.
This polarises the light,
and as the waves stay
on one plane we call
this plane-polarisation.
Because the slots in Some common uses of
polarisers only polarisation include:
travel in one
direction there is
only one plane of Polarised Sunglasses:
light that gets out.
Polarisation is used in sunglasses
in order to reduce the intensity of
If another polariser
is added at 90° to
light and remove glare and
reflection. This is done by plane
the original
polariser no light polarisation. The lenses have
vertical polarisers which only
can get through.
allow the vertical light waves to
This is because the pass through into the eyes, this
only plane of light allows you to see. By doing this all
that can get the horizontal light, (reflections
through the 2nd and glares) is absorbed by the
polariser was polariser. Because you are only
eliminated at the 1st allowing the vertical plane of light
one. into the eyes your are
also reducing the
intensity from
other light sources.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWy0QsBZgbk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ppkgOINN0

^(This was 100% the easiest video to follow and comprehend)

https://www.revantoptics.com/blogs/the-lens/how-do-polarized-sunglasses-work