polarization definition

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Polarization of light refers to?

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1. **Nature of Light**: Light is a transverse electromagnetic wave where electric and magnetic field vectors oscillate perpendicular to the direction of propagation.
2. **Unpolarized Light**: In a beam of unpolarized light, the electric field oscillates in all possible directions perpendicular to the beam axis.
3. **Polarization Process**: A polarizer acts like a 'grid' that only allows vibrations in one specific plane to pass through.
4. **Conclusion**: Polarization is the phenomenon of **restricting the vibrations** of the electric field to a single plane. This process proves that light is a transverse wave.

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