An elliptically polarized beam of light has a degree of polarization equal to 0.4. 55° The major axis is tilted at 55° to the x axis, as shown and the ratio of the minor axes to the major axis of the ellipse is 1-2. What is the Stokes vector for this polarization state, assuming the vector is normalized (i.e. E= 1)?

An elliptically polarized beam of light has a degree of polarization equal to 0.4. 55° The major axis is tilted at 55° to the x axis, as shown and the ratio of the minor axes to the major axis of the ellipse is 1-2. What is the Stokes vector for this polarization state, assuming the vector is normalized (i.e. E= 1)?

College Physics

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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