Polarizers: Three polarizers with different axes of transmission will be placed in the path of an unpolarized laser beam with an intensity of 1000 W/m². The transmission axis of polarizer A is vertical (0°), that of B is rotated 35.5° clockwise with respect to vertical, and that of C is rotated 53.3° clockwise with respect to vertical. The polarizers can be placed in any order, but the second polarizer must be 522 mm from the first, and the third must be 229 mm from the second. (a) Find the arrangement of polarizers that maximizes the transmitted intensity and compute the maximum intensity. (b) Find the arrangement of polarizers that minimizes the transmitted intensity and compute the minimum intensity.

Polarizers: Three polarizers with different axes of transmission will be placed in the path of an unpolarized laser beam with an intensity of 1000 W/m². The transmission axis of polarizer A is vertical (0°), that of B is rotated 35.5° clockwise with respect to vertical, and that of C is rotated 53.3° clockwise with respect to vertical. The polarizers can be placed in any order, but the second polarizer must be 522 mm from the first, and the third must be 229 mm from the second. (a) Find the arrangement of polarizers that maximizes the transmitted intensity and compute the maximum intensity. (b) Find the arrangement of polarizers that minimizes the transmitted intensity and compute the minimum intensity.