circular polarization
1Circular polarization — Circular Cir cu*lar, a. [L. circularis, fr. circulus circle: cf. F. circulaire. See {Circle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round. [1913 Webster] 2. repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point of… …
2circular polarization — n polarization in which the mutually perpendicular components of a transverse wave radiation have equal amplitudes but differ in phase by 90 degrees circularly polarized adj …
3Circular 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… …
4circular polarization — apskritiminė poliarizacija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. circular polarization; rotary polarization vok. zirkulare Polarisation, f; Zirkularpolarisation, f rus. круговая поляризация, f pranc. polarisation circulaire, f; polarisation …
5Circular polarization of starlight — The circular polarization of starlight has been observed to be a function of the linear polarization of starlight.Starlight becomes partially linearly polarized by scattering from elongated interstellar dust grains whose long axes tend to be… …
6Circular polarization in nature — Only a few mechanisms in nature are known to systematically produce circularly polarized light. In 1911, Albert Abraham Michelson discovered that light reflected from the golden scarab beetle Plusiotis resplendens is preferentially left handed.… …
7circular polarization — Optics. polarization in which the vector representing the instantaneous intensity of the electromagnetic field describes a circular helix in the direction of propagation. Cf. elliptical polarization. [1965 70] * * * …
8circular polarization — noun Physics polarization in which either the electric or the magnetic vector of the light rotates in a circle perpendicular to the path of propagation …
9circular polarization — noun : polarization in which the mutually perpendicular components of a transverse wave radiation have equal amplitudes but differ in phase by 90 degrees • circularly polarized adjective …
10Polarization — ( 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… …
