Let (t ) = Re E(0, t) = a 1 cos(t 1 )e 1

Let ε(t ) = Re E(0, t) = a₁cos(ωt − δ₁)ê₁ + a₂ cos(ωt − δ₂)ê₂. Except for the case of linear polarization, this vector sweeps out an ellipse as a function of time. Show that the rate at which E sweeps out area within the ellipse is

This shows that E(t) sweeps out equal areas in equal time. This is similar to Kepler’s second law except that the origin of E(t) is the center of the polarization ellipse while the origin of the radius vector in Kepler’s law is the focus of an orbital ellipse.

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dA dt || 1 2 waja₂ sin(8₂-8₁).