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==Polarization ellipse==

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[[File:Polarisation ellipse.svg|250px|right]]At a fixed point in space (or for fixed z), the electric vector <math> \mathbf{E} </math> traces out an ellipse in the x-y plane. The semi-major and semi-minor axes of the ellipse have lengths A and B, respectively, that are given by

:<math> A=|\mathbf{E}|\sqrt{\frac{1+\sqrt{1-\sin^2(2\theta)\sin^2\beta}}{2}}</math>