Liquid-crystal based drift-free polarization modulators: Part II. Ultra-stable Stokes and Mueller polarimeters

被引：2

作者：

Rehbinder, Jean ^{[1
]}

Dellinger, Jean ^{[1
]}

Varin, Briseis ^{[1
]}

Torzynski, Marc ^{[1
]}

Takakura, Yoshitate ^{[1
]}

Heinrich, Christian ^{[1
]}

Zallat, Jihad ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Strasbourg, Lab ICube, Bd Sebastien Brant, F-67412 Illkirch Graffenstaden, France

来源：

OPTICS EXPRESS | 2023年 / 31卷 / 06期

关键词：

IMAGING POLARIMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; CALIBRATION; NOISE; MINIMIZATION; DESIGN; LIGHT;

D O I：

10.1364/OE.480774

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We have previously reported a new design for drift-free liquid-crystal polarization modulators (LCMs) based on liquid-crystal variable retarders (LCVRs). Here, we study their performance on Stokes and Mueller polarimeters. LCMs have polarimetric responses similar to LCVRs and can be used as temperature-stable alternatives to many LCVR-based polarimeters. We have built an LCM-based polarization state analyzer (PSA) and compared its performance to an equivalent LCVR-based PSA. Our system parameters remained stable over a wide range of temperature, precisely from 25 degrees C to 50 degrees C. Accurate Stokes and Mueller measurements have been conducted, paving the way to calibration-free polarimeters for demanding applications.(c) 2023 Optica Publishing Group under the terms of the Optica Open Access Publishing Agreement

引用

页码：10882 / 10893

页数：12

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