A beam has the Jones vector E = 1 2 pmatrix -1 1 pmatrix .

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Optics and Photonics, Ch Polarisation states, polarisers and the Jones and Stokes calculus

Problem

A beam has the Jones vector E=12(−11).\mathbf{E} = \frac{1}{\sqrt2}\begin{pmatrix}-1\\ 1\end{pmatrix}. ((a)) Classify the state (linear, circular or elliptical). ((b)) Find the angle the polarisation direction makes with the xx axis, and describe the tip locus.

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