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Calibration method using a single retarder to simultaneously measure polarization and fully characterize a polarimeter over a broad range of wavelengths |
Applied Optics, Vol. 50, Issue 28, pp. 5382-5389 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.50.005382
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Abstract
A method has been developed to improve the accuracy with which the polarization state of light can be characterized by the rotating quarter-wave plate technique. Through detailed analysis, verified by experiment, we determine the positions of the optic axes of the retarder and linear polarizer, and the wave plate retardance, to better than
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OCIS Codes
(120.4530) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Optical constants
(120.4640) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Optical instruments
(120.5410) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Polarimetry
ToC Category:
Instrumentation, Measurement, and Metrology
History
Original Manuscript: June 9, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: July 27, 2011
Published: September 21, 2011
Citation
Matthew J. Romerein, Jeffrey N. Philippson, Robert L. Brooks, and Ralph C. Shiell, "Calibration method using a single retarder to simultaneously measure polarization and fully characterize a polarimeter over a broad range of wavelengths," Appl. Opt. 50, 5382-5389 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-50-28-5382
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