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Classical Electrodynamics Jackson 7.1: Gabriel Barello

This document summarizes the definitions and relationships between the Stokes parameters, amplitudes, and phases of light in both the linear and circular polarization bases. Key equations are presented that relate these values, allowing conversion between the linear and circular bases given the Stokes parameters. Examples are given of applying these conversions to calculate the amplitudes and phases of linearly and circularly polarized light from given Stokes parameters.

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Classical Electrodynamics Jackson 7.1: Gabriel Barello

This document summarizes the definitions and relationships between the Stokes parameters, amplitudes, and phases of light in both the linear and circular polarization bases. Key equations are presented that relate these values, allowing conversion between the linear and circular bases given the Stokes parameters. Examples are given of applying these conversions to calculate the amplitudes and phases of linearly and circularly polarized light from given Stokes parameters.

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Classical Electrodynamics Gabriel Barello

Jackson 7.1
Recall the definitions of a1 , a2 , a+ and a− as

E1 = a1 eiδ1 , E2 = a2 E iδ2 (Linear Basis) (1)


iδ+ iδ−
E+ = a+ e , E− = a− e (Circular Basis) (2)

Recall the equation relating the stokes parameters to the polarization and amplitude in the linear and circularly polarized
bases

Linear Circular (3)


2
s0 = |1 · E| + |2 · E| = 2
a21 + a22 s0 = |∗+ · E| + |∗− · E|2 = a2+ + a2−
2
(4)
2
s1 = |1 · E| − |2 · E| = 2
a21 − a22 s2 = 2Re[(∗+ · E)∗ (∗− · E)] = 2a+ a− cos(δ− − δ+ ) (5)
∗
s2 = 2Re[(1 · E) (2 · E)] = 2a1 a2 cos(δ2 − δ1 ) s3 = 2Im[(∗+ · E)∗ (∗− · E)] = 2a+ a− sin(δ− − δ+ ) (6)
∗
s3 = 2Im[(1 · E) (2 · E)] = 2a1 a2 sin(δ2 − δ1 ) s1 = |∗+ · E|2 − |∗− · E|2 = a2+ − a2− (7)

From which we can deduce, taking δ1 = δ+ = 0

Linear Circular (8)


r r
s0 + s1 s0 + s3
a1 = , a+ = (9)
2 2
r r
s0 − s1 s0 − s3
a2 = , a− = (10)
2 2
s ! s !
s22 s22
δ2 = arccos , δ− = arccos (11)
s20 − s21 s20 − s23

Now I can just make a fun little mathematica notebook which takes in stokes parameters and spits out plots!

Linear Circular
Amplitude
√ Phase Aplitude
√ Phase
π
a. 3 4 3 arccos( √25 )
24
b. 5 arccos( 25 ) 5 0

1.0

0.5
1

-1.0 -0.5 0.5 1.0 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3

-1
-0.5

-2

-1.0

-3

Where the left figure depicts the field for part a. and the right figure for part b.

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