A vector useful for treating polarized waves defined by
and usually normalized to unity. Polarization states are orthogonal when
where denotes the complex conjugate Eric Weisstein's World of Math of z.
The following table summarizes the Jones vectors for common optical components.
Any combination of polarizers and wave plates may then be applied using Jones matrices.
Jones Matrix, Stokes Parameters
References
Yeh, P. and Gu, C. "Jones Vector Representation." §2.3 in Optics of Liquid Crystal Displays. New York: Wiley, pp. 30-34, 1999.
