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\documentclass[border=2pt]{standalone} % Drawing \usepackage{tikz} % Tikz Library \usetikzlibrary{3d, shapes.multipart, arrows.meta, angles, quotes, calc} % Styles \tikzset{every node/.style={align=center}} % New Commands %% Polarizer \newcommand{\polarizer}[1]{% \begin{scope}[canvas is xz plane at y=1.2] \draw[line join=round, thick, fill=black!40] (#1,-1.2) rectangle (#1+0.2,1.2); \end{scope} % \begin{scope}[canvas is xy plane at z=1.2] \draw[line join=round, thick, fill=black!25](#1,-1.2) rectangle (#1+0.2,1.2); \end{scope} % \begin{scope}[canvas is yz plane at x=#1] \draw[line join=round, thick, fill=black!10] (-1.2,-1.2) rectangle (1.2,1.2); \draw[line join=round, thick, fill=white] (0,0) circle (0.8cm); \draw[line join=round, thick] (0,-0.8) -- (0,0.8); \end{scope} } %% Phase Delay Plate \newcommand{\pkf}[3]{% \begin{scope}[canvas is xz plane at y=1.2] \draw[line join=round, thick, fill=black!40] (#1,-1.2) rectangle (#1+0.4,1.2); \end{scope} % \begin{scope}[canvas is xy plane at z=1.2] \draw[line join=round, thick, fill=black!25](#1,-1.2) rectangle (#1+0.4,1.2); \end{scope} % \begin{scope}[canvas is yz plane at x=#1] \draw[line join=round, thick, fill=black!10] (-1.2,-1.2) rectangle (1.2,1.2); \draw[line join=round, thick, fill=white] (0,0) coordinate (B) ellipse (0.8cm and 0.8cm); \draw[line join=round, thick] (-{0.8*cos(#2)}, -{0.8*sin(#2)}) -- ({0.8*cos(#2)},{0.8*sin(#2)}) coordinate (C'); \draw[line join=round, thick] (-{0.8*cos(#3)}, -{0.8*sin(#3)}) coordinate (A') -- ({0.8*cos(#3)},{0.8*sin(#3)}) coordinate (A); \draw[line join=round, dashed, thick] (0,-0.8) -- (0,0.8) coordinate (C); \pic[line join=round, draw, thick, "$\theta$", angle radius=0.4cm, angle eccentricity=1.6] {angle = C--B--A}; \MarkRightAngle[size=5pt](A',B,C'); \end{scope} } %% Analyser \newcommand{\analyser}[2]{% \begin{scope}[canvas is xz plane at y=1.2] \draw[line join=round, thick, fill=black!40] (#1,-1.2) rectangle (#1+0.2,1.2); \end{scope} % \begin{scope}[canvas is xy plane at z=1.2] \draw[line join=round, thick, fill=black!25](#1,-1.2) rectangle (#1+0.2,1.2); \end{scope} % \begin{scope}[canvas is yz plane at x=#1] \draw[line join=round, thick, fill=black!10] (-1.2,-1.2) rectangle (1.2,1.2); \draw[line join=round, thick, fill=white] (0,0) coordinate (B) ellipse (0.8cm and 0.8cm); \draw[line join=round, dashed] (0,0) coordinate (B) ellipse (0.6cm and 0.8cm); \draw[line join=round, thick] (-{0.8*cos(#2)}, -{0.8*sin(#2)}) -- ({0.8*cos(#2)},{0.8*sin(#2)}) coordinate (A); \draw[line join=round, dashed, thick] (0,-0.8) -- (0,0.8) coordinate (C); \MarkRightAngle[size=6pt](A,B,C); \end{scope} } %% Draw Line in Polar Coordinates from (0,0) to (r,theta) \newcommand{\cdraw}[2]{\draw[very thick, -stealth, red] (0,0) -- ({#1*cos(#2)}, {#1*sin(#2)});} % Notation \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} %Layers \pgfdeclarelayer{layer1} \pgfdeclarelayer{layer2} \pgfdeclarelayer{layer3} \pgfdeclarelayer{layer4} \pgfdeclarelayer{layer5} \pgfdeclarelayer{layer6} \pgfdeclarelayer{layer7} % \pgfsetlayers{main, layer7, layer6, layer5, layer4, layer3, layer2, layer1} % Right Angle Mark \def\MarkRightAngle[size=#1](#2,#3,#4){\draw[thick, line join=round] ($(#3)!#1!(#2)$) -- ($($(#3)!#1!(#2)$)!#1!90:(#2)$) -- ($(#3)!#1!(#4)$)} \begin{tikzpicture}[x={(1cm,0.4cm)}, y={(8mm, -3mm)}, z={(0cm,1cm)}, line cap=round, line join=round] % % Main Axes % \draw[->] (0,0,0) -- (12,0,0) node[right] {$x$}; % \draw[->] (0,0,0) -- (0,2,0) node[below left] {$y$}; % \draw[->] (0,0,0) -- (0,0,2) node[above] {$z$}; % Big Axis \draw[line cap=round, -latex, very thick] (-0.5,0,0) -- (14.5,0,0); % Polarizers \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer2} \polarizer{2} \end{pgfonlayer} \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer4} \pkf{5.5}{40}{130} \end{pgfonlayer} \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer6} \analyser{10.5}{0} \end{pgfonlayer} % Electric Field %% Unpolarized \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer1} \begin{scope}[canvas is yz plane at x=0.5] \foreach \i in {0,45,...,315} { \cdraw{0.8}{\i} } \end{scope} \end{pgfonlayer} %% Polarized Linearly 1 \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer3} \foreach \i in {3,3.5,...,5} { \begin{scope}[canvas is yz plane at x=\i] \cdraw{0.8}{90} \cdraw{0.8}{270} \end{scope} } \end{pgfonlayer} %% Polarized Elliptically \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer5} \draw[very thick, red, variable=\t, domain=5.5:10.5, samples=300] plot (\t, {0.6*sin(deg(\t*4+90))}, {0.8*cos(deg(\t*4+90))}); \foreach \i [evaluate={\k = \i*4; \ii = \i;}] in {5.5,5.55,...,10.5} { \draw[-{Latex[length=1mm]}] (\ii,0,0) -- +(0, {0.6*sin(deg(\k+90))}, {0.8*cos(deg(\k+90))}); } \end{pgfonlayer} %% Polarized Linearly 2 \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer7} \begin{scope}[canvas is yz plane at x=13] \cdraw{0.6}{0} \cdraw{0.6}{180} \draw[dashed] (0,-0.8) -- (0,0.8); \coordinate (A) at ({0.6*cos(0)},{0.6*sin(0)}); \coordinate (B) at (0,0); \coordinate (C) at (0,0.6); \MarkRightAngle[size=6pt](A,B,C); \end{scope} \foreach \i in {10,10.5,...,13.5} { \begin{scope}[canvas is yz plane at x=\i] \cdraw{0.6}{0} \cdraw{0.6}{180} \end{scope} } \end{pgfonlayer} % Nodes %% Upper \begin{scope}[canvas is yz plane at x=1.8] \node[rotate=-20] at (0.7,2) {\small{Polarizer}}; \end{scope} % \begin{scope}[canvas is yz plane at x=5.5] \node[rotate=-20] at (0.7,2) {\small{PDP $\lambda/4$}}; \end{scope} % \begin{scope}[canvas is yz plane at x=10.3] \node[rotate=-20] at (0.7,2) {\small{Analyser}}; \end{scope} %% Lower \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer2} \begin{scope}[canvas is xy plane at z=-0.2] \draw[latex-] (2,0) to[out=160, in=275] (2,2.8) node[right, yshift=-3pt] {\small{Polarization Plate}\\[-0.5mm]\small{of Polarizer}}; \end{scope} \end{pgfonlayer} % \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer4} \begin{scope}[canvas is xy plane at z=-0.38] \draw[latex-] (5.5,0.3) to[out=130, in=275] (6,2.5) node[right, yshift=-3pt] {\small{$\mathrm{T}$ Axis}}; \end{scope} \begin{scope}[canvas is xy plane at z=0.38] \draw[latex-] (5.5,0.47) to[out=130, in=275] (6,3) node[right, yshift=-3pt] {\small{$\mathrm{B}$ Axis}}; \end{scope} \end{pgfonlayer} % \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer6} \begin{scope}[canvas is xy plane at z=0] \draw[latex-] (10.5,0.5) to[out=180, in=270] (10.5,2.8) node[right, yshift=-3pt] {\small{Polarization Plate}\\[-0.5mm]\small{of Analyser}}; \end{scope} \end{pgfonlayer} %% Intensities of Light \node at (0.5,0,1.2) {\small{$I_o$}}; \node at (3.8,0,1.2) {\small{$I_1$}}; \node at (8,0,1.4) {\small{$I_2$}}; \node at (12,0,0.8) {\small{$I_3$}}; %% Propagation Direction \node at (14,0.5,1) {\small{Propagation}\\[-0.5mm]\small{Direction}}; % Refinements \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer1} \draw[line cap=round, thick] (2,0,-0.8) -- (2,0,0.8); \end{pgfonlayer} \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer1} \draw[line cap=round, very thick] (1,0,0) -- (1.99,0,0); \end{pgfonlayer} \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer4} \draw[line cap=round, very thick] (4.5,0,0) -- (5.5,0,0); \end{pgfonlayer} \begin{pgfonlayer}{layer6} \draw[line cap=round, very thick] (9.5,0,0) -- (10.49,0,0); \end{pgfonlayer} \end{tikzpicture} \end{document}
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