plane of polarization — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

plane of polarization

هامن ِ قطبش

hâmon-e qotbeš

Fr.: plan de polarisation

In a → linearly polarized light, a plane perpendicular to the → plane of vibration and containing the direction of propagation of light. It is also the plane containing the direction of propagation and the magnetic vector (H) of the electromagnetic light wave.

See also: → plane; → polarization.

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