Polarization.pdf

We describe the polarization of a light wave (without any interface nearby) according to how the E-field vector varies in a projection onto a plane Linearly polarized light has no phase difference between the x and y electric field components (δ=0). Circularly polarized light has a fixed phase difference of Polarization generally just means “orientation.” It comes from the Greek word polos, for the axis of a spinning globe. Wave polarization occurs for vector Two parallel coherent linearly polarized waves will interfere in the same way as natural light. 3. The two constituent orthogonal linearly polarized states of Here, E0 and B0 are called the polarization vectors for the electric and magnetic fields. In other words, the polarization vector of the electric field, Polarization states. Jones Calculus. Stokes parameters and the Poincare Sphere. 2 Polarized light propagation. Jones Matrices. Polarizers.Tourmaline is a naturally occurring crystal that has strong absorption for light polarized perpendicular to the optic axis and much weaker.