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Past exam of the optics and electrodynamics course of the University of Cambridge 2013 Paper 1 3 a Solution by
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With B nearest the observer, light from the reflecting target near the observer first crosses Q and then P on its way to the mirror. Unpolarized light remains unpolarized through Q, then becomes x linear after P. Mirror reflection preserves that linear orientation. On return it passes the same P without further ideal rejection and then Q, becoming circular toward the observer. Thus the reflected target remains visible.
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