Complex signal received through an anisotropic panel intercepting a circularly polarized beam

An inclined planar panel, which is generally anisotropic, intercepting a circularly polarized beam introduces loss and phase shift, and depolarizes the received signal. Orthogonal linearly polarized waves aligned to the symmetry planes are often used in the measurement of such panels. Using these data, convenient graphs are presented to illustrate the loss and phase shift of a circularly polarized beam, as well as the amount of depolarization into an orthogonal circularly polarized channel, without explicitly determining the intermediate axial ratio or polarization ellipse tilt angle of the emerging wave