NEN EN ISO 12005 : 2003

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Test method for state of polarization
   4.1 Principle of measurement
   4.2 Equipment arrangement
   4.3 Components
   4.4 Test procedure
   4.5 Analysis of the results
5 Test report
Annex A (informative) Complete description of the
        polarization status of a monochromatic laser beam
Bibliography

Defines a method for determining the polarization status and, whenever possible, the degree of polarization of the beam from a continuous wave (cw) laser. It can also be applied to repetitively pulsed lasers, if their electric field vector orientation does not change from pulse to pulse.