ABSTRACT
The general representation of radiation-unpolarized, partially polarized, completely polarized, circularly or elliptically polarized-is achieved through the use of the Stokes vector [1]. The Stokes vector consists of a set of four numbers arranged in matrix form defining a particular form of radiation:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
NOTE: The quantities S1, S2, S3 have been used in the literature and are here defined for the sake of completeness.
