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Polarized light #3
When the two lenses are at 90 degrees to one another, the image will disappear altogether. Each lens allows light rays through in only one direction (plane). So with two lenses turned at 90 degrees, no light rays get can get through at all.
More in our article about light.
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Polarized light #3
When the two lenses are at 90 degrees to one another, the image will disappear altogether. Each lens allows light rays through in only one direction (plane). So with two lenses turned at 90 degrees, no light rays get can get through at all.
More in our article about light.
Our images are published under a Creative Commons Licence (see opposite) and are free for noncommercial use. We also license our images for commercial use. Please contact us directly via our website for more details.