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Suppose I have an eliptically polarizied EM wave, whose electric field can be written as
[tex]\vec{E}=A\cos(kz-\omega t)\vec{e}_x+B\sin(kz-\omega t)\vec{e}_y,[/tex]
where the constants [itex]A[/itex] and [itex]B[/itex] are amplitudes of the [itex]x[/itex] and [itex]y[/itex] components of the beam, respectively.
How would I report the amplitude of the whole beam?
(Please note that I am not looking for intensity of the beam -- I know how to report that).
[tex]\vec{E}=A\cos(kz-\omega t)\vec{e}_x+B\sin(kz-\omega t)\vec{e}_y,[/tex]
where the constants [itex]A[/itex] and [itex]B[/itex] are amplitudes of the [itex]x[/itex] and [itex]y[/itex] components of the beam, respectively.
How would I report the amplitude of the whole beam?
(Please note that I am not looking for intensity of the beam -- I know how to report that).
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