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SJ_SummerSchool02.ppt
Light is Like a Vibrating Wave
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We can make a slinky vibrate
like a wave of light.
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A slinky vibrating in one
direction is like “polarized”
light.
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Optical engineers use
polarizers to make light vibrate
in one direction.
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Polarizers have a “secret
code.”
Slinky
Polarizers