What is the relationship between the electric field vector and the direction of
Practice Questions
Q1
What is the relationship between the electric field vector and the direction of propagation in linearly polarized light?
They are perpendicular
They are parallel
They are at 45 degrees
They are randomly oriented
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
What is the relationship between the electric field vector and the direction of propagation in linearly polarized light?
Step 1: Understand that light is an electromagnetic wave, which means it has both electric and magnetic fields.
Step 2: In linearly polarized light, the electric field oscillates in a specific direction.
Step 3: The direction of propagation is the direction in which the light travels.
Step 4: The electric field vector is always perpendicular (at a 90-degree angle) to the direction of propagation.
Step 5: This means if you know the direction the light is moving, you can find the direction of the electric field by imagining a line that is at a right angle to that direction.
