Knowledge in optics and basic electromagnetic theoryThe polarization state of an electromagnetic wave can conveniently be described by a set of Stokes parameters. On the left, the polarization ellipse describes the motion of the optical electric field in a plane transverse to the light propagation direction. On the right are the corresponding Stokes parameters defined in terms of intensity difference measurements where the intensities of the polarization components are normalized to the total light intensityComponente Curricular::Educação Superior::Ciências Exatas e da Terra::Física