AtomicDensityMatrix`
AtomicDensityMatrix`
Parameterization
Parameterization
is an option for OpticalField and related functions that specifies the parameterization used to describe the light polarization.
Details and Options
- Possible settings for Parameterization include:
-
"AngleEllipticity" {α,ϵ} "RatioPhase" {χ,ϕ} "Stokes" {s1,s2,s3} - In the "AngleEllipticity" parameterization, the polarization parameters are specified as {α,ϵ}, where α is the polarization angle (relative to
with respect to rotation about 
) and ϵ is the ellipticity. If instead of a list a single value is specified, it is taken as the value of α, with ϵ assumed to be zero. - In the "RatioPhase" parameterization, the polarization parameters are specified as {χ,ϕ}, where
, and 
and 
are the field amplitudes of the components along 
and 
, respectively, and ϕ is the relative phase angle between the components. If instead of a list a single value is specified, it is taken as the value of χ, with ϕ assumed to be zero. - In the "Stokes" parameterization, the polarization parameters are specified as {s1,s2,s3}, where s1, s2, and s3 are the normalized Stokes parameters relative to the axes
and 
. - A value of Automatic means that the default value for OpticalField is used.