Plane of polarization
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For light and other electromagnetic radiation, the plane of polarization is the plane spanned by the direction of propagation and either the electric vector or the magnetic vector, depending on the co
Fig. 3: Vertically polarized parabolic-grid microwave antenna. In this case the stated polarization refers to the alignment of the electric (E) field, hence the alignment of the closely spaced metal ribs in the reflector.
Étienne-Louis Malus (1775–1812).
Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788–1827).
George Gabriel Stokes (1819–1903).
Optical rotation
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Optical rotation, also known as polarization rotation or circular birefringence, is the rotation of the orientation of the plane of polarization about the optical axis of linearly polarized light as i
Sucrose solution concentration measuring experiment, demonstrating optical rotation.