THORLABS PAX1000 User Manual

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PAX1000
Jones Vectors and Matrices
The following tables contain the Jones vectors for selected polarizations of light and the Jones
matrices of standard optical elements, respectively.
State of Polarization
Jones Vector
Horizontal Linear Polarization
Vertical Linear Polarization
Linear Polarization at +45°
Linear Polarization at -45°
Right Circular Polarization
Left Circular Polarization
Linear optical Element
Jones Matrix
Horizontal Linear Polarizer
Vertical Linear Polarizer
Linear Polarizer at +45°
Linear Polarizer at -45°
Quarter Wave Plate, Slow Axis Horizontal
Quarter Wave Plate, Slow Axis Vertical
Further Reading
[3] Serge Huard, Polarization of Light, Wiley, New York, 1997.
[4] Eugene Hecht, Optics, Addison Wesley, New York, 2016.
[5] Christian Brosseau, Fundamentals of Polarized Light: A Statistical Optics Approach, Wiley,
New York, 1998.

THORLABS PAX1000 Specifications

General

Brand	THORLABS
Model	PAX1000
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English