Phase Singularities to Polarization Singularities

Table 1

Stokes parameters: cyclic rotation of Stokes parameters, , in three different decompositions.

Decomposition

Linear

Linear diagonal

Circular

The subscripts “p” and “q” in linear basis represent “x” and “y”; in diagonal basis, they represent “+45°” and “−45°”; in circular basis, they represent “R” and “L,” respectively.