Kev ruaj khov yog ib qho tseem ceeb ntawm lub cev lub zog ntawm lub teeb yoj. Thaum lub teeb nthwv hluav taws xob kis tau zoo hauv qhov kho qhov muag, nws lub xeev polarization yog rhiab rau lub deformation, kev co, lub tshuab hluav taws xob thiab lwm yam xwm txheej ntawm cov kab ntsig kho qhov muag. Los ntawm kev tshawb pom qhov hloov pauv ntawm lub xeev polarization ntawm lub teeb nthwv dej, qhov sib txuam hloov raws li cov kab hluav taws xob muaj peev xwm txheeb xyuas tau. Thaum qhov teeb meem sib tsoo nrog cov ntawv me me hauv qhov nruab nrab elastically, nws yuav ua rau Rayleigh tawg. Qhov ntau zaus ntawm lub teeb tawg thiab qhov taw qhia polarization ntawm qhov tawg tawg yog tib yam li qhov teeb meem teeb meem, yog li lub teeb tawg tawg muaj cov ntaub ntawv polarization ntawm optical fiber tawg qhov taw tes.
