the amplitude of two coexistent electromagnetic waves are given by:
E1 = ˆexA cos(kz – ωt)
E2 = ˆeyB cos(kz – ωt + Φ)
Describe the temporal behavior of the total electric field E = E1 + E2 for the following (ex. linearly polarized, elliptically polarized, etc.)
cases:
A = B, Φ = 0
A = B, Φ = π
A = B, Φ = π/2
A = B, Φ = π /4
Repeat the exercise for A = 2B.