Physics A-Level
Polarising filter
What Polarising filter means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Polarising filter
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A device that transmits only the component of oscillation parallel to its transmission axis, reducing intensity and producing plane-polarised light.
Topics that use Polarising filter
- Longitudinal and transverse waves (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Classification of waves
- Compressions and rarefactions
- Evidence for transverse nature
- Longitudinal
- Longitudinal wave
- Polarisation
- Polaroid material
- Polaroid sunglasses
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