This question deals with ideal, linear polarizers: a. With unpolarized light incident on a linear polarizer, you measure a power of 2 mW after the polarizer. A second polarizer is then inserted into the system, and you then measure 0.5 mW. What is the angle between the pass axes of the two polarizers? b. With 5 mW of light of an unknown polarization incident on a linear polarizer, you measure no light after the polarizer. If you put another linear polarizer before the one used above with its pass axis oriented 60? with respect to the other, how much power should you measure? c. Repeat (b) but now putting the additional polarizer after the first rather than before it. Solution here, a) the initial intensity of polarizer , I0 = 2 mW the final intensity , I = 0.5 mW let the angle between the polarizers be theta I = I * ( cos(theta))^2 0.5 = 2 * ( cos(theta))^2 solving for theta theta = 60 degree the angle between the pass axes of the polarizers is 60 degree .