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← ScienceWhich consequence results when mismatched orientation occurs along cascaded polarizers?
A)Increased insertion loss drastically✓
B)Improved signal-to-noise ratio occurs
C)Enhanced spectral linewidth occurs
D)Reduced chromatic dispersion develops
💡 Explanation
Polarization mismatch causes a significant increase in insertion loss because Malus's law dictates that transmitted intensity depends on the cosine squared of the angle between polarization axes; therefore, power is lost rather than transmitted perfectly as desired in aligned polarizers.
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