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English: A representation of the Poincaré sphere, a parameterisation of Stokes' parameters for polarised light in the form of spherical cooridinates. Note that this is not the same as the Poincare_homology_sphere.
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current22:47, 18 June 2018Thumbnail for version as of 22:47, 18 June 2018360 × 360 (6 KB)Geek3perspective corrected: The vertical ellipse must be tilted.
01:08, 21 June 2008Thumbnail for version as of 01:08, 21 June 2008360 × 360 (23 KB)Inductiveload{{Information |Description={{en|1=A representation of the Poincaré sphere, a parameterisation of en:Stokes' parameters for polarised light in the form of spherical cooridinates. Note that this is ''not'' the same as the [[:en:Poincaré Homolgy Sphe

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