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Polarization Calculator

Jones formalism · Optics convention (Hecht)

Input State

Presets

Quarter-wave plate at 45° converts horizontal linear to right-circular polarization.

Optical Chain (1 element)

1Quarter-Wave Plate

Fast axis

°

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Transmission

100.0%

DOP

100%

Handedness

RCP

Azimuth

45.0°

Axial Ratio

1.000

Input

H → RCP

Output

Poincaré Sphere

InputOutput

Input

[ 1.000 ]

[ 0.000 ]

Output

[ 0.500 + 0.500i ]

[ 0.500 - 0.500i ]

Intensity

1.0000