A plane polarised light is incident normally on the tourmaline plate. its $ \vec E $ vectors make an agnle of $ 45 ^\circ $ with the optical axis of the plate. find the percentage difference between intial and final maximum values of $ \vec E $ vectors.
$ I = I_0 cos ^2 \theta = { I_0 \over 2 } and { E^2 \over E_0^2 } = {1 \over 2} , { E \over E_0} = { 1 \over \sqrt 2 } $ $ \therefore { |E- E_0| \over E_0} = 0.29 = 29 \%$