polarization state

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• Polarization — ( Brit. polarisation) is a property of waves that describes the orientation of their oscillations. For transverse waves, it describes the orientation of the oscillations in the plane perpendicular to the wave s direction of travel. Longitudinal… …   Wikipedia

• Polarization mode dispersion — (PMD) is a form of modal dispersion where two different polarizations of light in a waveguide, which normally travel at the same speed, travel at different speeds due to random imperfections and asymmetries, causing random spreading of optical… …   Wikipedia

• Polarization — Po lar*i*za tion, n. [Cf. F. polarisation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of polarizing; the state of being polarized, or of having polarity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Opt.) A peculiar affection or condition of the rays of light or heat, in consequence of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• polarization — /poh leuhr euh zay sheuhn/, n. 1. a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions. 2. Optics. a state, or the production of a state, in which rays of light or similar radiation exhibit different properties in different… …   Universalium

• polarization — noun Date: 1812 1. the action of polarizing or state of being or becoming polarized: as a. (1) the action or process of affecting radiation and especially light so that the vibrations of the wave assume a definite form (2) the state of radiation… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• polarization — 1. In electricity, coating of an electrode with a thick layer of hydrogen bubbles, with the result that the flow of current is weakened or arrested. 2. A change effected in a ray of light passing through certain media, whereby the transverse… …   Medical dictionary

• polarization — po•lar•i•za•tion [[t]ˌpoʊ lər əˈzeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) cvb a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions 2) opt a state, or the production of a state, in which rays of light or similar radiation exhibit different properties in …   From formal English to slang

• Photon polarization — is the quantum mechanical description of the classical polarized sinusoidal plane electromagnetic wave. Individual photons are completely polarized. Their polarization state can be linear or circular, or it can be elliptical, which is anywhere in …   Wikipedia

• Linear polarization — In electrodynamics, linear polarization or plane polarization of electromagnetic radiation is a confinement of the electric field vector or magnetic field vector to a given plane along the direction of propagation. See polarization for more… …   Wikipedia

• Circular polarization — The electric field vectors of a traveling circularly polarized electromagnetic wave. In electrodynamics, circular polarization[1] of an electromagnetic wave is a polarization in which the electric field of the passing wave does not change… …   Wikipedia

• Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance — (NMR) spectroscopy, characterized by the presence of anisotropic (directionally dependent) interactions.IntroductionBasic conceptsA spin interacts with a magnetic or an electric field. Spatial proximity and/or a chemical bond between two atoms… …   Wikipedia