偏振测量是一种测量并呈现横波偏振的方法，尤其是用于电磁波。典型的偏振测量是通过分析目标材料所透过、反射、折射乃至衍射的电磁波来描述该物体的种种特性。

椭圆偏振技术，常用于薄膜或平面的偏振测量。

遥感技术，用于行星科学和气象雷达。

Polarimetry is the measurement and interpretation of the polarization of transverse waves, most notably electromagnetic waves, such as radio or light waves. Typically polarimetry is done on electromagnetic waves that have traveled through or have been reflected, refracted, or diffracted by some material in order to characterize that object.