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PARALLEL POLARIZATION [8 records]

Record 1 2010-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetism
  • Optics
CONT

Magneto-optics is the study of effects arising from the interaction of light with magnetized media. Initially linearly polarized light, after interaction with such materials, can exhibit both ellipticity and a rotation of the polarization state. These effects are generally categorized into two phenomena, the Faraday Effect which occurs when electro-magnetic radiation is transmitted through a magnetized media, and the Kerr Effect which deals with reflections from the magnetized media. The Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect(MOKE) is further categorized by the direction of the magnetization vector with respect to the reflection surface and the plane of incidence... If the magnetization vector is perpendicular to the reflection surface and parallel to the plane of incidence, the effect is called the polar Kerr effect. As a matter of simplification, near normal incidence is usually employed when doing experiments in the polar geometry. In the longitudinal effect the magnetization vector is parallel to both the reflection surface and the plane of incidence. When the magnetization is perpendicular to the plane of incidence and parallel to the surface it is said to be in the transverse configuration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électromagnétisme
  • Optique
CONT

L'effet Kerr magnéto-optique (MOKE) : selon la configuration géométrique, l'effet Kerr est dit polaire, longitudinal ou transverse (figure 1). M est le vecteur aimantation et le plan d'incidence est déterminé par les faisceaux incident et réfléchi (et comprend aussi la normale à la surface étudiée).

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
CONT

The minimum in the reflection coefficient for vertical polarization(para) occurs at the pseudo Brewster angle. This angle marks the sign change in the real part of the reflection coefficient for parallel polarization. The sign change produces a reversal in the sense of a reflected circularly polarized wave. For randomly polarized radiation, the pseudo Brewster angle minimum enhances the horizontally polarized component relative to the vertically polarized component.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
Key term(s)
  • pseudo incidence brewstérienne

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Radio Waves
  • Lasers and Masers
CONT

For parallel polarization, there is an angle of incidence where the reflected wave is zero(this angle is called the Brewster angle). Use of the Brewster angle will maximize the transmission of energy through a plane, parallel-sided dielectric plate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Masers et lasers
OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Láser y máser
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Record 4 2009-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Waveguides
DEF

A smooth change in the direction of the axis of a waveguide, thoughout which the axis remains in a plane parallel to the direction of polarization.

Key term(s)
  • E-bend

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Guides d'ondes

Spanish

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Record 5 2009-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
CONT

One way to polarize light is by reflection. Light reflecting off a surface will tend to be polarized, with the direction of polarization(the way the electric field vectors point) being parallel to the plane of the interface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

Identical transmit and receive polarization (HH, VV).

OBS

parallel polarization : term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG).

PHR

Like polarization data.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
CONT

[...] on parle de «polarisation parallèle» [lorsque] les polarisations de transmission-réception sont les mêmes [HH ou VV].

OBS

polarisation parallèle : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

PHR

Polarisation parallèle à la direction de propagation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
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Record 7 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A form of linear polarization in which the electric field vector of a wave is perpendicular to the horizontal plane along the direction of propagation.

CONT

Assume that the polarimetric SAR is calibrated so that the horizontal polarization(H) is parallel to the horizontal plane(x, y) and the vertical polarization(V) is in the incidence plane.

OBS

vertical polarization: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

PHR

Vertical polarization (VP) port.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télédétection
DEF

Type de polarisation rectiligne défini par un vecteur électrique situé dans le plan d'incidence [c'est-à-dire le] plan formé par le rayon incident et la normale à la surface.

CONT

On distingue la polarisation verticale, lorsque le vecteur E est contenu dans le plan d'incidence; la polarisation horizontale, lorsque le vecteur E est perpendiculaire au plan d'incidence.

OBS

polarisation verticale : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

PHR

Port de polarisation verticale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Teledetección
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Record 8 2006-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetism
  • Optics
CONT

Magneto-optic Kerr effect(MOKE) is one of the magneto-optic effects. It describes changes of the reflections from the magnetized media. It is similar to the Faraday effect that describes the light passing through the media. The light that is reflected from a magnetized surface, changes in polarization. MOKE can be further categorized by the direction of the magnetization vector with respect to the reflection surface and the plane of incidence. When the magnetization vector is perpendicular to the reflection surface and parallel to the plane of incidence, the effect is called the polar Kerr effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électromagnétisme
  • Optique
CONT

L'effet KERR résulte de l'interaction entre une onde électromagnétique polarisée linéairement et un milieu aimanté. L'onde réfléchie est alors polarisée elliptiquement [...] Dans notre expérience, nous pouvons effectuer les expériences dans deux géométries :effet kerr longitudinal et effet Kerr polaire [...]

Spanish

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