circularly polarized wave
1circularly polarized wave — apskritai poliarizuota banga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. circularly polarized wave vok. zirkular polarisierte Welle, f rus. поляризованная по кругу волна, f; циркулярно поляризованная волна, f pranc. onde polarisée circulairement …
2Wave–particle duality — Quantum mechanics Uncertainty principle …
3Transverse wave — Transverse plane wave A light wave is an example of a transverse wave …
4Gravitational wave — In physics, a gravitational wave is a fluctuation in the curvature of spacetime which propagates as a wave, traveling outward from a moving object or system of objects. Gravitational radiation is the energy transported by these waves. Important… …
5Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions of the electromagnetic wave equation — Sinusoidal plane wave solutions are particular solutions to the electromagnetic wave equation.The general solution of the electromagnetic wave equation in homogeneous, linear, time independent media can be written as a linear superposition of… …
6Electromagnetic electron wave — An electromagnetic electron wave is a wave in a plasma which has a magnetic field component and in which primarily the electrons oscillate. In an unmagnetized plasma, an electromagnetic electron wave is simply a light wave modified by the plasma …
7Electromagnetic wave equation — The electromagnetic wave equation is a second order partial differential equation that describes the propagation of electromagnetic waves through a medium or in a vacuum. The homogeneous form of the equation, written in terms of either the… …
8quarter-wave plate — noun : a crystal plate that changes the phase difference between the two components of polarized light traversing it by one fourth cycle compare half wave plate * * * /kwawr teuhr wayv /, Optics. a crystal thin enough to cause a phase difference… …
9quarter-wave plate — /kwawr teuhr wayv /, Optics. a crystal thin enough to cause a phase difference of 90° between the ordinary and extraordinary rays of polarized light, thereby converting circularly polarized light into plane polarized light. Cf. half wave plate.… …
10quarter-wave plate — noun a sheet of birefringent material whose thickness is such that the light associated with the larger refractive index is retarded in phase by 90° with respect of that associated with the smaller refractive index; used to convert linearly… …
