An unpolarized beam of light from an ordinary tungsten bulb is incident in the x direction and has an intensity I_inc. It crosses two ideal linear sheet polarizers stacked one behind the other. The transmission axis of the first sheet is perpendicular to the x-axis, while the transmission axis of the second sheet forms an angle Φ  with respect to the first. Determine the value of Φ if the intensity of the light emerging from the two polarizers is I_inc/6.

• A. Φ = 54.7°
• B. Φ = 60.0°
• C. Φ = 70.5°
• D. Φ = 80.4°

Answer: (A)