The Jones Vector
The Jones vector represents the state of a polarized light wave similarly to the Stokes vector. If we assume that the coordinate is such that the wave is propagating along the
- axis, the polarization can be decomposed into two vectors at right angled, in this example in the
and
directions. The Jones vector is written as a two row column matrix consisting of the complex components in theanddirection:
If phase is not an issue the vector may be normalized to give
Some Jones vectors are given below:
Horizontal polarization:
Vertical polarization:
+45 Degree polarization:
-45 Degree polarization:
Right Circular polarization:
Left Circular polarization:
