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On linearly polarized electromagnetic waves of arbitrary form

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

A. Nisbet  and
E. Wolf
A. Nisbet
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical PhysicsUniversity of Edinburgh
E. Wolf
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical PhysicsUniversity of Edinburgh
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Abstract

Two simple laws connecting the amplitude and phase functions of a monochromatic electromagnetic wave of arbitrary form are derived, holding in the case when one of the field vectors is linearly polarized. The first is a generalized Fermat's principle which enables determination of the phase when the amplitude is known; the second expresses the propagation of the (vector) amplitude along the curves orthogonal to the co-phasal surfaces. Some other general properties of linearly polarized fields are also discussed, and illustrative examples are given.

Type
Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 50 , Issue 4 , October 1954 , pp. 614 - 622
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1954

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