
6
Setting
the
State
of
P
olarization
These
are
the
commands
that
deal
with
positioning
the
/4
and
/2
retarder
plates
,
and
setting
the
state
of
polarization
by
specifying
the
coordinates
on
the
P
oincare
sphere
.
[:INPut]:CIRCle:EPSilonb
Syntax
[:INPut ]:CIRCle:EPSilonb
<wsp>
<value>j MINimum j MAXimumjDEFault
where
value
is
a
oating
point
number
between
-720.00
and
720.00.
Description
This
command
sets
the
2"
B
position
on
of
the
P
oincare
sphere
.
The
parameter
may
be
either
a
number
,
in
optical
degrees
(do
not
give
a
unit;
the
number
will
be
rounded
to
the
nearest
0.05
),
MINimum
(-720.00
),
MAXimum
(720.00
),
or
DEFault
(0.00
).
Note
The
value
you
specify
with
this
command
is
for
2"
B
.
[:INPut]:CIRCle:EPSilonb?
Syntax
[:INPut ]:CIRCle:EPSilonb?
Description
This
query
gets
the
2"
B
position
on
the
P
oincare
sphere
in
optical
degrees
(without
a
unit).
Note
The
value
returned
by
this
query
is
for
2"
B
.
Remote
Commands
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