Circular dichroism — (CD) refers to the differential absorption of left and right circularly polarized light.[1][2] This phenomenon was discovered by Jean Baptiste Biot, Augustin Fresnel, and Aimé Cotton in the first half of the 19th century.[3] It is exhibited in… … Wikipedia
Circular — is a basic geometric shape such as a Circle. Contents 1 Documents 2 Travel and transportation 3 Places … Wikipedia
wave|guide — wave guide, or wave|guide «WAYV GYD», noun. Electronics. a piece of hollow metal tubing, commonly rectangular or circular in cross section, or a dielectric cylinder, used to propagate ultrahigh frequency electromagnetic waves … Useful english dictionary
circular polarization — n polarization in which the mutually perpendicular components of a transverse wave radiation have equal amplitudes but differ in phase by 90 degrees circularly polarized adj … Medical dictionary
Circular polarization — The electric field vectors of a traveling circularly polarized electromagnetic wave. In electrodynamics, circular polarization[1] of an electromagnetic wave is a polarization in which the electric field of the passing wave does not change… … Wikipedia
Wave plate — A half wave plate. Linearly polarized light entering a wave plate can be resolved into two waves, parallel (shown as green) and perpendicular (blue) to the optical axis of the wave plate. In the plate, the parallel wave propagates slightly slower … Wikipedia
Wave equation — Not to be confused with Wave function. The wave equation is an important second order linear partial differential equation for the description of waves – as they occur in physics – such as sound waves, light waves and water waves. It arises in… … Wikipedia
Wave impedance — The wave impedance of an electromagnetic wave, is the ratio of the transverse components of the electric and magnetic fields (the transverse components being those at right angles to the direction of propagation). For a transverse electric… … Wikipedia
Wave base — The wave base is the maximum depth at which a water wave s passage causes significant water motion. For water depths larger than the wave base, bottom sediments are no longer stirred by the wave motion above. In deep water, the water particles… … Wikipedia
wave guide — An elongated enclosure usually bounded by a cylindrical or rectangular metal tube for propagating energy by means of electromagnetic waves within the enclosure. It is a hollow transmission line or a metal tube through which high frequency… … Aviation dictionary