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  2. Polarization (waves) - Wikipedia

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    Polarization is an important parameter in areas of science dealing with transverse waves, such as optics, seismology, radio, and microwaves. Especially impacted are technologies such as lasers, wireless and optical fiber telecommunications, and radar.

  3. Polarization Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    The meaning of POLARIZATION is the action of polarizing or state of being or becoming polarized. How to use polarization in a sentence.

  4. 27.8: Polarization - Physics LibreTexts

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    Polarization is the attribute that a waves oscillations have a definite direction relative to the direction of propagation of the wave. (This is not the same type of polarization as that discussed for the separation of charges.) Waves having such a direction are said to be polarized.

  5. Polarization | Definition & Types | Britannica

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    Polarization, property of certain electromagnetic radiations in which the direction and magnitude of the vibrating electric field are related in a specified way. Light waves are transverse: that is, the vibrating electric vector associated with each wave is perpendicular to the direction of.

  6. Polarization of Light - Definition, Types, Methods ...

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    Polarization of Light. Polarization, in Physics, is defined as a phenomenon caused due to the wave nature of electromagnetic radiation. Sunlight travels through the vacuum to reach the Earth, which is an example of an electromagnetic wave.

  7. Physics Tutorial: Polarization - The Physics Classroom

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    The process of transforming unpolarized light into polarized light is known as polarization. There are a variety of methods of polarizing light. The four methods discussed on this page are: Polarization by Transmission. Polarization by Reflection. Polarization by Refraction. Polarization by Scattering. Polarization by Use of a Polaroid Filter.

  8. 1.8: Polarization - Physics LibreTexts

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    Polarization is the attribute that a wave’s oscillations do have a definite direction relative to the direction of propagation of the wave. (This is not the same type of polarization as that discussed for the separation of charges.) Waves having such a direction are said to be polarized.

  9. Polarization refers to the orientation of the vibrations of a light wave. When the vibrations are mostly in one direction, the light is said to be polarized.

  10. 33 Polarization - The Feynman Lectures on Physics

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    When the end of the electric field vector travels around a circle, we have circular polarization. If the end of the electric vector, when we look at it as the light comes straight toward us, goes around in a counterclockwise direction, we call it right-hand circular polarization.

  11. 1.7 Polarization - University Physics Volume 3 - OpenStax

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    Polarization is the attribute that a waves oscillations do have a definite direction relative to the direction of propagation of the wave. (This is not the same type of polarization as that discussed for the separation of charges.)