Polarization properties of a corner-cube retroreflector with three-dimensional polarization ray-tracing calculus

Wenjun He; Yuegang Fu; Yang Zheng; Lei Zhang; Jiake Wang; Zhiying Liu; Jianping Zheng

doi:10.1364/AO.52.004527

Applied Optics
Vol. 52,
Issue 19,
pp. 4527-4535
(2013)
•https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.52.004527

Polarization properties of a corner-cube retroreflector with three-dimensional polarization ray-tracing calculus

Wenjun He, Yuegang Fu, Yang Zheng, Lei Zhang, Jiake Wang, Zhiying Liu, and Jianping Zheng

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Wenjun He, Yuegang Fu, Yang Zheng, Lei Zhang, Jiake Wang, Zhiying Liu, and Jianping Zheng, "Polarization properties of a corner-cube retroreflector with three-dimensional polarization ray-tracing calculus," Appl. Opt. 52, 4527-4535 (2013)

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Abstract

The output polarization states of corner cubes (for both uncoated and metal-coated surfaces) with an input beam of arbitrary polarization state and of arbitrary tilt angle to the cube have been analyzed by using the three-dimensional polarization ray-tracing matrix method. The diattenuation and retardance of the corner-cube retroreflector (CCR) for all six different ray paths are calculated, and the relationships to the tilt angle and the tilt orientation angle are shown. When the tilt angle is large, hollow metal-coated CCR is more appropriate than solid metal-coated CCR for the case that the polarization states of output beam should be controlled.

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$q$	${k⃗}_{q - 1}$	${k⃗}_{q}$	${p⃗}_{q}$	${p⃗}_{q}^{'}$	${s⃗}_{q}$	${N⃗}_{q}$	$P_{q}$
1	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.6772 \\ - 0.4353 \\ - 0.5932 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.6452 \\ - 0.4856 \\ - 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5157 \\ 0.8559 \\ - 0.0394 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5552 \\ 0.8284 \\ - 0.0747 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5248 \\ - 0.2793 \\ 0.8041 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.5774 \\ 0.5774 \\ 0.5774 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.8817 & 0.0203 & 0.0662 \\ 0.1062 & 0.8349 & 0.0846 \\ 0.0961 & 0.0285 & 0.8637 \end{matrix})$
2	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.6452 \\ - 0.4856 \\ - 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.6452 \\ 0.4856 \\ - 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.3584 \\ - 0.8742 \\ 0.3276 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.3584 \\ - 0.8742 \\ - 0.3276 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6747 \\ 0 \\ - 0.7381 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0 \\ 1 \\ 0 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.4392 + 0.3655 i & 0.0751 + 0.2036 i & 0.5516 - 0.5675 i \\ - 0.0751 - 0.2036 i & - 0.8167 + 0.4965 i & - 0.0687 - 0.1861 i \\ 0.5516 - 0.5675 i & 0.0687 + 0.1861 i & 0.3400 + 0.4677 i \end{matrix})$
3	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.6452 \\ 0.4856 \\ - 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6452 \\ 0.4856 \\ - 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.7640 \\ - 0.4101 \\ 0.4981 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.7640 \\ 0.4101 \\ - 0.4981 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0 \\ - 0.7720 \\ - 0.6356 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 1 \\ 0 \\ 0 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5936 + 0.5561 i & 0.2182 + 0.2985 i & - 0.2650 - 0.3626 i \\ - 0.2182 - 0.2985 i & 0.5703 + 0.3640 i & - 0.1151 + 0.6263 i \\ 0.2650 + 0.3626 i & - 0.1151 + 0.6263 i & 0.6153 + 0.1190 i \end{matrix})$
4	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6452 \\ 0.4856 \\ - 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6452 \\ 0.4856 \\ 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.4712 \\ - 0.3547 \\ - 0.8076 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.4712 \\ 0.3547 \\ - 0.8076 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6013 \\ - 0.7990 \\ 0 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0 \\ 0 \\ 1 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6188 + 0.1637 i & 0.2904 - 0.6087 i & - 0.1779 - 0.3221 i \\ 0.2904 - 0.6087 i & 0.4514 + 0.5144 i & - 0.1339 - 0.2424 i \\ 0.1779 + 0.3221 i & 0.1339 + 0.2424 i & - 0.6951 + 0.5520 i \end{matrix})$
5	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6452 \\ 0.4856 \\ 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6772 \\ 0.4353 \\ 0.5932 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5552 \\ 0.8284 \\ - 0.0747 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5157 \\ 0.8559 \\ - 0.0394 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.5248 \\ 0.2793 \\ - 0.8041 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5774 \\ - 0.5774 \\ - 0.5774 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 1.1167 & - 0.0114 & - 0.0641 \\ - 0.1174 & 1.1643 & - 0.0921 \\ - 0.1010 & - 0.0229 & 1.1351 \end{matrix})$

	Ray path A		Ray path B		Ray path C		Ray path D		Ray path E		Ray path F
$q$	$D_{0}$	$R$	$D_{0}$	$R$	$D_{0}$	$R$	$D_{0}$	$R$	$D_{0}$	$R$	$D_{0}$	$R$
1	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0
2	0	139.96	0	139.96	0	134.36	0	134.36	0	133.92	0	133.92
3	0	133.92	0	134.36	0	139.96	0	133.92	0	134.36	0	139.96
4	0	134.36	0	133.92	0	133.92	0	139.96	0	139.96	0	134.36
5	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0
Total	0.0022	115.12	0.0029	115.12	0.0028	115.12	0.0022	115.12	0.0029	115.12	0.0028	115.12

$q$	${k⃗}_{q - 1}$	${k⃗}_{q}$	${p⃗}_{q}$	${p⃗}_{q}^{'}$	${s⃗}_{q}$	${N⃗}_{q}$	$P_{q}$
1	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.6772 \\ - 0.4353 \\ - 0.5932 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.6452 \\ - 0.4856 \\ - 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5157 \\ 0.8559 \\ - 0.0394 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5552 \\ 0.8284 \\ - 0.0747 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5248 \\ - 0.2793 \\ 0.8041 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.5774 \\ 0.5774 \\ 0.5774 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.8817 & 0.0203 & 0.0662 \\ 0.1062 & 0.8349 & 0.0846 \\ 0.0961 & 0.0285 & 0.8637 \end{matrix})$
2	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.6452 \\ - 0.4856 \\ - 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.6452 \\ 0.4856 \\ - 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.3584 \\ - 0.8742 \\ 0.3276 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.3584 \\ - 0.8742 \\ - 0.3276 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6747 \\ 0 \\ - 0.7381 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0 \\ 1 \\ 0 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.4392 + 0.3655 i & 0.0751 + 0.2036 i & 0.5516 - 0.5675 i \\ - 0.0751 - 0.2036 i & - 0.8167 + 0.4965 i & - 0.0687 - 0.1861 i \\ 0.5516 - 0.5675 i & 0.0687 + 0.1861 i & 0.3400 + 0.4677 i \end{matrix})$
3	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.6452 \\ 0.4856 \\ - 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6452 \\ 0.4856 \\ - 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.7640 \\ - 0.4101 \\ 0.4981 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.7640 \\ 0.4101 \\ - 0.4981 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0 \\ - 0.7720 \\ - 0.6356 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 1 \\ 0 \\ 0 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5936 + 0.5561 i & 0.2182 + 0.2985 i & - 0.2650 - 0.3626 i \\ - 0.2182 - 0.2985 i & 0.5703 + 0.3640 i & - 0.1151 + 0.6263 i \\ 0.2650 + 0.3626 i & - 0.1151 + 0.6263 i & 0.6153 + 0.1190 i \end{matrix})$
4	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6452 \\ 0.4856 \\ - 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6452 \\ 0.4856 \\ 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.4712 \\ - 0.3547 \\ - 0.8076 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.4712 \\ 0.3547 \\ - 0.8076 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6013 \\ - 0.7990 \\ 0 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0 \\ 0 \\ 1 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6188 + 0.1637 i & 0.2904 - 0.6087 i & - 0.1779 - 0.3221 i \\ 0.2904 - 0.6087 i & 0.4514 + 0.5144 i & - 0.1339 - 0.2424 i \\ 0.1779 + 0.3221 i & 0.1339 + 0.2424 i & - 0.6951 + 0.5520 i \end{matrix})$
5	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6452 \\ 0.4856 \\ 0.5898 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.6772 \\ 0.4353 \\ 0.5932 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5552 \\ 0.8284 \\ - 0.0747 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5157 \\ 0.8559 \\ - 0.0394 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 0.5248 \\ 0.2793 \\ - 0.8041 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} - 0.5774 \\ - 0.5774 \\ - 0.5774 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 1.1167 & - 0.0114 & - 0.0641 \\ - 0.1174 & 1.1643 & - 0.0921 \\ - 0.1010 & - 0.0229 & 1.1351 \end{matrix})$

	Ray path A		Ray path B		Ray path C		Ray path D		Ray path E		Ray path F
$q$	$D_{0}$	$R$	$D_{0}$	$R$	$D_{0}$	$R$	$D_{0}$	$R$	$D_{0}$	$R$	$D_{0}$	$R$
1	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0
2	0	139.96	0	139.96	0	134.36	0	134.36	0	133.92	0	133.92
3	0	133.92	0	134.36	0	139.96	0	133.92	0	134.36	0	139.96
4	0	134.36	0	133.92	0	133.92	0	139.96	0	139.96	0	134.36
5	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0	0.0018	0
Total	0.0022	115.12	0.0029	115.12	0.0028	115.12	0.0022	115.12	0.0029	115.12	0.0028	115.12

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