Polarization vector
The red arrow represents a vector made of two time dependant, harmonic, components (blue) and (green).
According to the phase difference and the relative amplitudes of the components, the extremity of the red vector describes a :
- line : linear polarization or
- an ellipse : elliptical polarization (arbitrary )
- a circle : circular polarization ( and )
clock wise or anti-clock wise
click on the bottom left corner to start or stop the animation.
You can change the maximum amplitude of the components as well as the phase difference between the components
Philippe Guy - 2018