Degree of polarization Degree of polarization (DOP) is a quantity used to describe the portion of an electromagnetic wave which is polarized. can be calculated from the Stokes parameters. A perfectly polarized wave has a of 100%, whereas an unpolarized wave has a of 0%. A wave which is partially polarized, and therefore can be represented by a superposition of a polarized and unpolarized component, will have a somewhere in between 0 and 100%. is calculated as the fraction of the total power that is carried by the polarized component of the wave.
Degree of polarization Degree of polarization (DOP) is a quantity used to describe the portion of an electromagnetic wave which is polarized can be calculated from the Stokes parameter!s. A perfectly polarized wave has a of 100%, whereas an unpolarized wave has a of 0.%. A wave which is partially polari!zed, and theref,ore can be represented by a superposition of a polarized and unpolarized component, will have a somewhere in between 0 and? 100%. is calculated as the fraction of the total power that is carried by the polarized component of the wave.