Polarization of Electromagnetic Waves

Polarization of electromagnetic wavesPolarization of electromagnetic waves is the directed vibration of the intensity vectors of the E electric field or the intensity of the H magnetic field. The coherent [source not marked for 67 days] electromagnetic radiation may have: The polarization ellipsisLinear polarization - in the direction, perpendicular to the direction of the wave dissemination direction;Circular polarization - right or left depending on the rotation direction of the inductance vector;Elliptic polarization - the intermediate case between the linear and the circular polarization.Non-coherent radiation may be non-polarized, semi-polarized or polarized. The electromagnetic wave may be decomposed both theoretically and practically into two polarized components, such as for instance horizontal and vertical. There may be various types of decomposing, such as for instance into the opposite perpendicular directions or into two components with left and right circular polarization. The light of the Sun, being a thermal radiation, is not polarized. The disseminated light of the sky, however, acquires a partial linear polarization. The polarization of light may alter in the process of reflection. Polarizing filters in photography etc. are based on this. The radiation of antennae typically has linear polarization.As the polarization of light reflected against a surface alters, we may judge of the surface structure, the optical constants, the thickness of the specimen. If you polarize disseminated light, then using a different polarization filter, you may limit the light penetration. The Malus law describes the intensity of light after passing through polarizers. Liquid-crystal screens are based on this principle. Some living beings[1], such as bees, are capable of distinguishing linear light polarization, which helps them orientate in the space more efficiently.

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• electromagnetism
• light
• polarity
• tension
• wave

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[ryaninwatson]

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