Stokes parameters

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Of elliptically polarized incident radiation, these are given by s00=E10+E20 s10=E10−E20 s20=2 E10 E20 cos⁡δ0 s30=2 E10 E20 sin⁡δ0 where E10 and E20 specify the irradiances of the incident light polarized with their electric vectors vibrating perpendicular and parallel to the scattering, respectively and δ0 is the phase difference between these electric vectors.
See also: scattering matrix
Source:
PAC, 1983, 55, 931. (Definitions, terminology and symbols in colloid and surface chemistry. Part 1.14: Light scattering (Provisional)) on page 933 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'Stokes parameters' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06030 RIS BibTex EndNote
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