# #Mon Aug 09 11:51:18 CEST 2010 Text__o226oKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_text=The polarisation direction of a light wave can be represented as the plane in which it vibrates. Individual light quanta also have a polarisation. It is measured with polarisation filters. When a filter is aligned with the polarisation direction of a light quantum, it passes through and can be registered by a detector. Conversely, when the filter is perpendicular to it, it does not. Text__o226oKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=What is Polarisation?