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Unpolarized light with intensity I0 is incident on two polarizers as sketched in the figure below....

Unpolarized light with intensity I0 is incident on two polarizers as sketched in the figure below. Suppose the angle between the axes of the two polarizers is ? =66

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Assuming that both polarizers are perfect, we use the law of Malus:

I = I_0 cos^2(\theta_i)
when the light is unpolarized, it may contain many types of polarization, for different angles, then we take the average value of cos^2(\theta) = 1/2 to express the first polarization as a function of I_0

I_1 = \frac{I_0}{2}
now use the law of malus for obtain the second polarization:

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