Which of the following statements about circularly polarized light is true?

Practice Questions

Q1
Which of the following statements about circularly polarized light is true?
  1. It has no preferred direction of oscillation
  2. It oscillates in a single plane
  3. It can be converted to linearly polarized light
  4. It is always produced by reflection

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which of the following statements about circularly polarized light is true?
  • Step 1: Understand what circularly polarized light is. It is a type of light where the electric field oscillates in a circular pattern.
  • Step 2: Recognize that in circularly polarized light, the electric field does not have a fixed direction; it rotates around the direction of travel.
  • Step 3: Compare this with linearly polarized light, where the electric field oscillates in a straight line.
  • Step 4: Conclude that the statement about circularly polarized light having no preferred direction of oscillation is true.
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