We present the first results of a circular polarization survey conducted with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). We demonstrate the ability to make circular polarization measurements with a standard error of only 0.01 per cent, and have detections from both blazar and non-blazar active galactic nuclei (AGN). Our results show that, as a group, BL Lac sources and quasars have systemati...

Future small satellites require the development of reconfigurable antennas. Designing such antennas, especially single port patch antennas with circular polarization is a challenging task. Therefore, we propose both right-hand/left-hand circularly polarized (RHCP/LHCP) antenna which can reconfigure. The proposed follows topology E-shape that single-layer and single-feed two RF switches. switche...

We report on a study of polarization-modulation experiments on the 4 → 3 hyperfine component of the D1 transition in Cs vapor contained in a paraffin-coated cell. The laser beam's polarization was switched between left- and right-circular polarization at a rate of 200 Hz. Variations of the transmitted light power were recorded while varying the amplitude of a transverse magnetic field. The powe...

Linear dichroism and birefringence artifacts are a major source of concern in transient circular dichroism measurements. They mainly arise from interaction of an imperfectly circular polarized probe beam with a nonisotropic sample. We present in this article a procedure to generate mid-IR pulses of highly symmetric left and right handed circular or elliptical polarization states for transient V...

We update the systematic studies of circular polarization in integrated pulse profiles by Han et al (1998). Data of circular polarization profiles are compiled. Sense reversals can occur in core or cone components, or near the intersection between components. The correlation between the sense of circular polarization and the sense of position angle variation for conal-double pulsars is confirme...

This work presents the design of a compact dual-port circularly polarized antenna based on new coupler topology. The can radiate right-hand circular polarization (RHCP) in two opposite directions depending input port. In proposed structure, radiating system has three inverted F antennas connected to 120∘ hybrid coupler. modeling and 5-ports are described experimentally validated. prototype is f...

A bidirectional metallic waveguide antenna with polarization reconfigurable capability is presented in this study. The polarization states of the proposed design can be flexibly reconfigured among two orthogonal circular polarizations (CP) and linear polarization (LP) simply by selecting four different combinations of microstrip feeding branches with switches. Two identical rectangular metal sh...

A dual circular polarization Fabry–Pérot resonant antenna is proposed in this paper. The consists of a microstrip radiator and meta-surface. Meta-surface applied into the design (FP) cavity for generating two circularly polarized (CP) beams. When meta-surface functions as partially reflecting surface with top C-gaps array, dielectric substrate holes periodically arranged around atoms bottom met...

We investigate the effects of the electron-hole spin dynamics on the polarization fluctuations in the light emitted from a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL). The Langevin equations are derived based on a rate equation model including birefringence, dichroism and two carrier density pools separately coupled to right and left circular polarization. The results show that the carrier d...

We describe recent results for Sgr A*, M81* and other low luminosity active galactic nuclei. We have conducted linear and circular polarimetry over a frequency range of 1.4 to 230 GHz and detected a variety of phenomena. The polarization properties of the studied sources are substantially different from higher powered AGN. In the case of Sgr A*, we are able to eliminate ADAFs and Bondi-Hoyle fl...