Experimental limits for eigenvalue calibration in liquid-crystal Mueller-matrix polarimeters

被引：8
作者：
Bruce, Neil C. [1 ]
Rodriguez-Herrera, Oscar G. [1 ]
Manuel Lopez-Tellez, Juan [2 ]
Rodriguez-Nunez, Omar [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Ciencias Aplicadasy Desarrollo Tecnol, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
[2] Univ Arizona, Coll Opt Sci, 1630 E Univ Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2018年 / 43卷 / 11期
关键词：
LIGHT;
D O I：
10.1364/OL.43.002712
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
A numerical study is carried out to find the experimental conditions necessary for the eigenvalue calibration procedure to work correctly in a liquid-crystal variableretarder-based Mueller-matrix polarimeter. Using the error between the simulated experimental Mueller matrix in a polarimeter with errors and the expected ideal Mueller matrices for four calibration samples, the maximum experimental errors are estimated for a successful eigenvalue calibration. It is found that the retarder axes' orientations have smaller permitted errors than the retardation values. (C) 2018 Optical Society of America
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页码：2712 / 2715
页数：4
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