Open Physics Sims
Polarized light
1
Polarizers
2
Glare
3
Wave plates
4
Many steps
How to use it ↓
Record the meter
Clear points
theory curve
Freeze the wave
Light source
lamp (unpolarized)
laser (vertical)
Polarizers in the beam
1
2
3
Polarizer 1's axis, from vertical
Polarizer 2's axis
Polarizer 3's axis
The surface
water
glass
diamond
Angle of incidence (from straight down)
Sunglasses' axis, from vertical
Wave plate
none
quarter-wave
half-wave
Wave plate's fast axis, from vertical
Polarizer's axis, from vertical
Number of polarizers, turning 90° in equal steps