circularly polarized light

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

circularly polarized light (uncountable)

  1. (physics) Light (or other electromagnetic radiation) whose electric or displacement vector rotates in a plane perpendicular to the propagation direction with constant angular velocity

See also[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=circularly_polarized_light&oldid=45605708"