Modeling dielectric half-wave plates for cosmic microwave background polarimetry using a Mueller matrix formalism
Applied Optics, Vol. 49, Issue 32, pp. 6313-6323 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.49.006313
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Abstract
We derive an analytic formula using the Mueller matrix formalism that parameterizes the nonidealities of a half-wave plate (HWP) made from dielectric antireflection-coated birefringent slabs. This model accounts for frequency-dependent effects at normal incidence, including effects driven by the reflections at dielectric boundaries. The model also may be used to guide the characterization of an instrument that uses a HWP. We discuss the coupling of a HWP to different source spectra, and the potential impact of that effect on foreground removal for the SPIDER cosmic microwave background experiment. We also describe a way to use this model in a mapmaking algorithm that fully corrects for HWP nonidealities.
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OCIS Codes
(120.5410) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Polarimetry
(230.5440) Optical devices : Polarization-selective devices
(260.2130) Physical optics : Ellipsometry and polarimetry
(350.1260) Other areas of optics : Astronomical optics
(110.5405) Imaging systems : Polarimetric imaging
ToC Category:
Imaging Systems
History
Original Manuscript: June 15, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: August 2, 2010
Published: November 8, 2010
Citation
Sean A. Bryan, Thomas E. Montroy, and John E. Ruhl, "Modeling dielectric half-wave plates for cosmic microwave background polarimetry using a Mueller matrix formalism," Appl. Opt. 49, 6313-6323 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-49-32-6313
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