Can an EM wave be both circularly polarized and horizontally polarized at once?

sauravrt · Apr 5, 2009

Can an electromagnetic wave be both circular polarized and horizontal or E polarized at the same time?

Meir Achuz · Apr 5, 2009

It can be a mix, such as 60% plane, 40% circular.

sauravrt · Apr 5, 2009

A circular polarized wave has both horizontal and vertical polarization, is this correct?

Andy Resnick · Apr 5, 2009

Completely circularly polarized light can be decomposed into two orthogonal linear components in quadrature. In general, any pure polarization state can be decomposed into two orthogonal basis states (linear, circular, elliptical, etc).

Can an EM wave be both circularly polarized and horizontally polarized at once?

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Can an EM wave be both circularly polarized and horizontally polarized at once?

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