- In electrodynamics,
circular polarization of an
electromagnetic wave is a
polarization state in which, at each point, the
electromagnetic field of the...
- polarization, the
fields oscillate in a
single direction. In
circular or
elliptical polarization, the
fields rotate at a
constant rate in a
plane as the wave...
-
produces circular polarization) is much less likely. Observationally, the
linear polarization fraction p ~ 0.015 from a
single scattering;
circular polarization...
-
specific polarization p****
through while blocking light waves of
other polarizations. It can
filter a beam of
light of
undefined or
mixed polarization into...
- rotation, also
known as
polarization rotation or
circular birefringence, is the
rotation of the
orientation of the
plane of
polarization about the
optical axis...
- clockwise. When
circularly polarized light p****es
through an
absorbing optically active medium, the
speeds between right and left
polarizations differ ( c...
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exhibit chirality.
Circular polarization and
linear polarization can be
considered to be
special cases of
elliptical polarization. This
terminology was...
- left
circular polarization, or a
superposition of the two. Equivalently, a
photon can be
described as
having horizontal or
vertical linear polarization, or...
-
motions of
unequal amplitude and 90
degrees out of phase, with
circular polarization being the
special case
where the two
linear motions have the same...
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further transforms the
linearly polarized light into
circularly-polarized light. The
circular polarization avoids problems with
autofocus and the light-metering...
