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What is polarization of a wave? Explain the types of polarization.
written 8.9 years ago by gravatar for teamques10 teamques10 ★ 70k modified 3.8 years ago by gravatar for pedsangini276 pedsangini276 • 4.8k

Mumbai University > Electronics Engineering > Sem 5 > Electromagnetic Engineering

Marks: 5 Marks

Year: Dec 2014, May 2016
electromagnetic field and wave theory
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written 8.9 years ago by gravatar for teamques10 teamques10 ★ 70k

The locus traced by Electric field component of wave along direction of propagation w.r.t time is known as polarization. Polarization can be classified as follow:

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A] Linear:

Horizontal – If locus traced by wave becomes horizontal w.r.t reference axis then it is called as horizontal polarization.

Vertical – If the …

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