Poincaré sphere
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The Poincaré sphere is a geometric representation that maps all possible states of polarization of light onto points on the surface of a sphere.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bloch sphere | 1 |
| Bloch sphere representation | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geometric representation
ⓘ
polarization representation ⓘ visualization tool ⓘ |
| analogousTo | Bloch sphere in quantum mechanics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antipodalPointsRepresent | orthogonal polarization states ⓘ |
| assumes |
fully polarized light
ⓘ
monochromatic light ⓘ |
| azimuthalAngleRepresents | orientation of polarization ellipse ⓘ |
| bottomPointRepresents | right-handed circular polarization ⓘ |
| category |
geometrical optics
ⓘ
mathematical physics ⓘ polarization (waves) ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem |
Stokes parameters
ⓘ
normalized Stokes parameters ⓘ |
| domain |
electromagnetism
ⓘ
optics ⓘ photonics ⓘ |
| equatorRepresents | linear polarization ⓘ |
| generalizedTo | higher-dimensional polarization spaces in some formalisms ⓘ |
| hasAxis |
S1 axis
ⓘ
S2 axis ⓘ S3 axis ⓘ |
| hasShape | sphere ⓘ |
| introducedInContextOf | classical polarization theory ⓘ |
| mathematicalSpace | unit sphere in three-dimensional space ⓘ |
| meridiansRepresent | elliptical polarization states ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henri Poincaré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parameterization | spherical coordinates ⓘ |
| pointOnSphereRepresents | a unique polarization state ⓘ |
| polarAngleRepresents | ellipticity of polarization ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Jones vector
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mueller calculus NERFINISHED ⓘ Stokes vector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
all possible polarization states of a monochromatic plane wave
ⓘ
fully polarized light states ⓘ |
| topPointRepresents | left-handed circular polarization ⓘ |
| usedFor |
analyzing polarization transformations
ⓘ
describing polarization in optics ⓘ representing states of polarization of light ⓘ visualizing polarization states ⓘ |
| usedIn |
fiber optics
ⓘ
liquid crystal display analysis ⓘ optical communications ⓘ polarimetry ⓘ polarization mode dispersion analysis ⓘ polarization optics ⓘ quantum optics ⓘ |
| usedToModel | unitary polarization transformations as rotations ⓘ |
| visualFeature |
great circles representing specific polarization families
ⓘ
orthogonal polarization bases as diameters ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bloch sphere
this entity surface form:
Bloch sphere representation