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C.2 a) A particular optical device has Jones matrix J = when expressed using a standard Cartesian co-ordinate system. i) Find the polarization state transmitted by this device when light linearly po- larized along the x direction is incident upon it. [2] ii) Repeat for y polarized incident light. iii) Find the eigenpolarizations and eigenvalues of J. [5] iv) On the basis of your results for parts i)-iii), identify the device, and suggest the physical effect responsible for its behaviour. [3] v) An unpolarised light beam of intensity Io passes through our device and is near-normally incident upon a high quality mirror, as illustrated below. Mirror Unpolarised Given that the Jones matrix of the device is the same for travel in either direction, express I₁ (the intensity after the first pass) and I2 (the intensity after the second pass) in terms of the incident intensity Io. [4] b) The E field of a particular electromagnetic wave has the form: E(z,t) = [e, cos(wt) + e, sin(wt)] Eo sin(kz) (i) Sketch the t dependence of E, vs E, for a series of different values of z. (ii) Sketch also Ez(z) vs Ey(2) for a series of different values of t. [2] [2] [2]