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[[Image:Linear polarization schematic.png|162px|thumb|right|LinearDiagram of a light wave (blue), linear-polarized along a plane (purple line), and consisting of two orthogonal components (red and polarizationgreen diagramwaves)]]

In [[electrodynamics]], '''linear polarization''' or '''plane polarization''' of [[electromagnetic radiation]] is a confinement of the [[electric field]] vector or [[magnetic field]] vector to a given plane along the direction of propagation. See [[Polarization (waves)|polarization]] for more information.