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The 14 pages that link to Linear polarization, each with the reason it gives.

• PolarizationBroader topic: It is the simplest state: the electric field stays on a fixed line as light propagates.

• Optical activityNarrower topic: Optical activity is defined by the changing direction of this state.

• Optical rotationBroader topic: Optical rotation is defined as a change in this polarization direction.

• PolarimetryBroader topic: Its orientation is one of the simplest polarimetric quantities to measure.

• PleochroismRelated: Crystal absorption depends on how the light’s polarization aligns with optical directions.

• Circular dichroismCompared with: It differs from the rotating electric field used to define circular polarization.

• Faraday effectBroader topic: The effect is commonly observed as rotation of this polarization direction.

• Brewster angleNarrower topic: The reflected beam at the Brewster angle is linearly polarized.

• PolarizerBroader topic: The transmission axis of a common polarizer selects one linear orientation.

• Circular polarizationCompared with: Equal perpendicular components produce this state when their phase difference is zero or half a cycle.

• Faraday rotationNarrower topic: Faraday rotation changes this direction while ideally preserving the wave’s linear state.

• Optical isolatorBroader topic: The input and output polarizers select linear states around the Faraday rotator.

• Malus' lawBroader topic: The incident light in the law has a definite polarization axis.

• Polarization in astronomyBroader topic: Astronomical polarization studies commonly map its orientation and fractional strength.