For the right hand and left hand polarization, it is more helpful to think about right/left hand rule. When putting your thumb in the direction of wave propagation, the rest of your fingers will curl in the direction in which the polarization vector travels.
I am still a little confused about the first half of the content. My current understanding is that "theta" represents the phase difference on the x-y plane. and "delta" is the phase difference between the x and y directions polarization or called orthogonal basis . Is there anything wrong with my understanding?THX
Happy to help! If you are looking at Slide 11, for example, theta is not a phase here. Theta is an angle that describes the tilt of a linear polarization off the x axis. The delta term that appears around Slide 23 is a phase. It is the phase difference between the linear polarization along x and the linear polarization along y. It is a bit different to refer to the two linear polarizations as an orthogonal basis but I do not think it is incorrect. Hope this helps!
I like this guy's voice and reasoning
For the right hand and left hand polarization, it is more helpful to think about right/left hand rule. When putting your thumb in the direction of wave propagation, the rest of your fingers will curl in the direction in which the polarization vector travels.
Agree! Thank you!
I am still a little confused about the first half of the content. My current understanding is that "theta" represents the phase difference on the x-y plane. and "delta" is the phase difference between the x and y directions polarization or called orthogonal basis . Is there anything wrong with my understanding?THX
Happy to help!
If you are looking at Slide 11, for example, theta is not a phase here. Theta is an angle that describes the tilt of a linear polarization off the x axis. The delta term that appears around Slide 23 is a phase. It is the phase difference between the linear polarization along x and the linear polarization along y. It is a bit different to refer to the two linear polarizations as an orthogonal basis but I do not think it is incorrect.
Hope this helps!
That's not an American thing) CW CCW is intuitive for more ppl imo
For screws and lids, there is a saying..."lefty loosey, righty tighty." LOL