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When the Ex and Ey components of a wave are not same, the polarisation will be (a) Linear (b) Elliptical (c) Circular (d) Parallel I had been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class. I would like to ask this question from Types of Polarization topic in chapter EM Wave Propagation of Electromagnetic Theory Select the correct answer from above options Electromagnetic Theory questions and answers, Electromagnetic Theory questions pdf, Electromagnetic Theory question bank, Electromagnetic Theory questions and answers pdf, mcq on Electromagnetic Theory pdf,electromagnetic theory book pdf,electromagnetic theory pdf notes,electromagnetic theory lecture notes,electromagnetic theory of light,maxwell electromagnetic theory,electromagnetic theory proposed by,electromagnetic theory engineering physics,electromagnetic theory nptel

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) Elliptical Explanation: In elliptical polarisation, the magnitude of Ex and Ey components are not same. This is due to the variation in the major and minor axes of the waves representing its magnitude.