Polarization Calibration

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Linear to Circular Conversion

At EOVSA’s linear feeds, in the electric field the linear polarization, X and Y, relates to RCP and LCP (R and L) as:

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Polarization Mixing Correction

Due to relative feed rotation between az-al mounted antennas and equatorial mounted antennas