A set of parameters used to specify the phase and polarization of radiation. There are several different notations. Let and form a right-handed orthogonal coordinate system with the propagation direction s. Write the total intensity as
For monochromatic light, and will be uniquely specified if the degree of linear polarization
is known, so either or (I, Q) is known.
References
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