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enumeration PolarizationState

a classification of polarization (Stokes states plus other related quantities); work-around: using the name of the literal to convey the serialised value

PolarizationStateIQUVRRLLRLLRXXYYXYYXPOLIFPOLIPOLAEPOLICPOLINPOLI

Values

  • I - unpolarized

  • Q - Stokes linear Q

  • U - Stokes linear U

  • V - Stokes circular V

  • RR - right-right circular

  • LL - left-left circular

  • RL - right-left cross-circular

  • LR - left-right cross-circular

  • XX - X parallel linear

  • YY - Y parallel linear

  • XY - XY cross-linear

  • YX - YX cross-linear

  • POLI - linear polarized intensity: sqrt(Q^2 + U^2)

  • FPOLI - fractional linear polarization: POLI/I

  • POLA - linear polarization angle: 1/2 arctan(U,Q)

  • EPOLI - elliptical polarization intensity: sqrt(Q^2 + U^2 + V^2)

  • CPOLI - circular polarization intensity: |V|

  • NPOLI - unpolarized intensity: I - EPOLI