Exercise 5.2.4 Fresnel Equations and Polarization

Consider to use the Brewster angle for obtaining polarized light.
Design a polarizer from some common optical materials that works in this way . Discuss its performance.
Hint 1: Redraw the graphs for the Fresnel equations in chapter 2.2.2 for the transmitted beam.
Hint 2. Consider to use your design for, e.g., polarizing sun glasses.
 

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