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describes and manipulates the polarization states of the EM‐wave using a 2 × 1 column vector, known as the Jones vector and transfer matrix of the polarizing device, known as the Jones matrix [B.30, B.31]. The Jones matrix is used in chapter‐22 with metasurfaces.

      Jones Vector

      In the above expression, the common phase angle has been absorbed in the propagation factor images. The Jones vector describes polarization states of any plane wave field. Some common polarization states are summarized below with respect to Fig. (4.10):

      In the above expressions, the normalized magnitude of the E‐field components are |Eoy| = |Eoz| = 1.

      Jones Matrix

Schematic illustration of polarizing device described by Jones matrix.

      The Jones matrix elements are interpreted in the terms of the co‐polarized and cross‐polarized outgoing waves after transmission/reflection from a slab/surface:

      where Jyy and Jzz are responsible for the co‐polarized outgoing waves, and Jyz and Jzy account for the presence of cross‐polarized waves at the output. The co‐polarized output waves have the same polarization as that of the incident input waves. Whereas, the cross‐polarized output waves have orthogonal polarization with respect to the polarization of the incident input waves.

      Jones Matrix of Linear Polarizer

      A linear polarizer allows the transmission of the incoming wave only along the transmission axis of the polarizer and blocks the transmission of the orthogonal polarizations. Jones matrices of the linear polarizers are summarized below:

      Jones Matrix of a Linear Polarizer Rotated at Angle θ with the y‐Axis

      Figure (4.12) shows that the unit vectors of two coordinate systems are related through the following transformations:

      (4.6.16)equation

      The following rotation Jones matrix [Rθ(θ)] and its inverse [Rθ(−θ)] can be defined from the above relations that could be useful to transform the vectors from one co‐ordinated system to another:

Schematic illustration of the (y–z) and rotated (e 1–e 2) Coordinate systems.

      The above rotation matrices are used to transform both the Jones vector and the Jones matrix from one to another coordinate system. The Jones matrix concept is applied to the polarizing system in two steps:

      Transformation of E‐vector Components

      The rotation Jones matrix [Rθ(θ)] transforms the vector components from the rotated (e1‐e2) coordinate system to the (y‐z) Cartesian coordinate system. Whereas the inverse rotation Jones matrix [Rθ(−θ)] transforms the vector components from the (y‐z) Cartesian coordinate system back to the rotated (e1‐e2) coordinate system.

      Transformation of Jones Matrix of Polarizer

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