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Slide 48
S- and P- Polarization
If the electrical field is polarized parallel to the plane of
incidence (in other words, horizontal), it is said to be p-
polarized.
If the field is polarized perpendicularly to the plane of
incidence (vertical), it is said to be s-polarized.
Unpolarized
Light
P-polarized
Light
Plane of
Incidence
This diagram shows the case of a p-polarizing filter.
