Concepts of basic theory of electromagnetismComponente Curricular::Educação Superior::Ciências Exatas e da Terra::FísicaA superposition of two linearly polarized light waves with perpendicular polarization planes results in a linear, elliptical, or circular polarized wave, depending on the amplitudes and the phase shift between the two waves.In the animation the electric field components of the two individual waves are shown in red and blue if "show components" is selected. The electric field component of the resulting superposition is shown in green