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narfarnst
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First off, I don't need a solution, I just need to make sens of the solution I already have.
What state of polarization do the following represent (Give your answer in terms of an angle relative to the transmission axis).
(a). |t> + |a>
(b) |t> + 2|a>
(c) 2|t>-|a>
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My professor has given us the solutions:
(a). arctan(1) = 45 deg.
(b). arctan(2)~65 deg
(c). arctan(-1/2)~27 deg.
From this, I've reverse-engineered that to find the answer in general, for m|t>+n|a> you take arctan(n/m).
But... what the hell does this mean, and how is it derived?
Thanks.
Homework Statement
What state of polarization do the following represent (Give your answer in terms of an angle relative to the transmission axis).
(a). |t> + |a>
(b) |t> + 2|a>
(c) 2|t>-|a>
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My professor has given us the solutions:
(a). arctan(1) = 45 deg.
(b). arctan(2)~65 deg
(c). arctan(-1/2)~27 deg.
From this, I've reverse-engineered that to find the answer in general, for m|t>+n|a> you take arctan(n/m).
But... what the hell does this mean, and how is it derived?
Thanks.