Coherent superposition of polarized light - a complex-number plane representation
P. Kurzynowski, F. Ratajczyk, W.A. Woźniak Institute of Physics, Technical University of Wrocław Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroc³aw, Poland
Abstract
A method of calculation of polarization state of resultant light wave, which is a superposition of fully polarized waves, is presented. A solution which uses Jones formalism and complex-number plane description was illustrated graphically on complex-complex-number plane. A simple algorithm was shown, making possible to find in graphical way the points, which represents a polarization state of coherence superposition of two polarized waves with arbitrary amplitudes and phase difference between them. This algorithm can be easily modified for superposition of more than two waves.