Title :
Polarized electromagnetic waves in coordinate system with any orientation
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiophys., Vilnius Univ., Lithuania
Abstract :
The analysis of polarized electromagnetic waves is accomplished as Maxwell equations eigenfunction research in an arbitrary orientated coordinate system. It is shown that for polarization analysis we must operate with two complex eigenfunctions or four real eigenwaves. This four eigenwaves has circular polarization and are based in four dimension Euclidian space. The reduction to three dimension Euclidean space is carried out by the Hopf fibration (Stokes parameters). Some geometrical properties of real eigenwaves are discussed.
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; electromagnetic wave polarisation; Euclidean space; Hopf fibration; Maxwell equations; Stokes parameters; coordinate system orientation; eigenfunction; eigenwaves; geometrical properties; polarization analysis; polarized electromagnetic waves; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Geometrical optics; Laser radar; Magnetic fields; Optical polarization; Radar applications; Stokes parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications, 2002. MIKON-2002. 14th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
83-906662-5-1
DOI :
10.1109/MIKON.2002.1017908