Optimal beam splitters for the division-of-amplitude photopolarimeter
JOSA A, Vol. 20, Issue 5, pp. 955-958 (2003)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.20.000955
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Abstract
Optimal optical parameters of the beam splitter that is used in the division-of-amplitude photopolarimeter are determined. These are (1) 50%–50% split ratio of the all-dielectric beam splitter, (2) differential phase shifts in reflection and transmission Δr and Δt that differ by ±π/2, and (3) ellipsometric parameters (ψr, ψt)= (27.368°, 62.632°) or (62.632°, 27.368°). It is also shown that for any nonabsorbing beam splitter that splits incident unpolarized light equally, the relationship ψr+ψt=π/2 is always satisfied.
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OCIS Codes
(120.2130) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Ellipsometry and polarimetry
(120.5410) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Polarimetry
(230.1360) Optical devices : Beam splitters
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
Citation
R. M. A. Azzam and A. De, "Optimal beam splitters for the division-of-amplitude photopolarimeter," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 20, 955-958 (2003)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-20-5-955
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