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In [[electrodynamics]], '''circular polarization''' of [[electromagnetic radiation]] is [[polarization]] such that the tip of the [[electric field]] vector at a fixed point in space describes a circlehelix as the wave propegates. The magnitude of the electric field vector is constant.

A circularly polarized wave may be resolved into two [[linear polarization|linearly polarized]] waves, of equal amplitude, in [[phase]] [[quadrature]] and with their planes of polarization at right angles to each other.