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In [[electrodynamics]] '''elliptical polarization''' is the [[polarization]] of [[electromagnetic radiation]] such that the tip of the [[electric field]] vector describes an [[ellipse]] in any fixed plane intersecting, and [[normal]] to, the direction of propagation. An elliptically polarized wave may be resolved into two linearly polarized waves in [[phase]] [[quadrature]] with their polarization planes at right angles to each other.