| polarization azimuth |
| ellipticity angle |
| coordinate azimuth in a transverse plate |
, | polarization variables, characterizing polarization state (Jones vector components ratio) |
q | number of repetitions of both phase (the optical vortex order) |
s | number of repetitions of polarization state (the order of axisymmetric polarization structure) in a transverse plate |
u | order of spiral rotator |
E | electrical vector |
H | magnetic vector |
D | Jones vector |
M | Jones matrix |
SR | spiral rotator |
SRP | positivespiral rotator which rotates the polarization ellipse axes counterclockwise |
SRN | negativespiral rotator which rotates the polarization ellipse axes clockwise |
SRF | spiral polar (Faraday) rotator |
SRO | spiral non-polar rotator |
CCR | cube-corner reflector |
| wavelength |
| curvature of the wave front |
r | right circular polarization |
l | left circular polarization |
R | right-handed optical vortex |
L | left-handed optical vortex |
| right-handed optical vortex with right circular polarization |
| left-handed optical vortex with left circular polarization |
| left-handed optical vortex with right circular polarization |
| right-handed optical vortex with left circular polarization |