Which issue arises when unpolarized light encounters polarizing beamsplitter cubes in microscopy?

💡 Explanation

Signal loss happens because the polarizing beamsplitter separates light based on polarization; initially unpolarized light has roughly half its intensity rejected at initial split due to polarization, rather than all transmitted like with correctly polarized sources.

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