Full-Stokes imaging polarimeter using an array of elliptical polarizer

In this paper, a full-Stokes imaging polarimeter operating at 580 nm using an array of elliptical polarizers is presented. The division-of-focal-plane polarimeter utilizes a set of four optimized measurements which represent a regular tetrahedron inscribed in the Poincaré sphere. Results from the de...

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Published in:Optics express 2014-02, Vol.22 (3), p.3063-3074
Main Authors: Hsu, Wei-Liang, Myhre, Graham, Balakrishnan, Kaushik, Brock, Neal, Ibn-Elhaj, Mohammed, Pau, Stanley
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Language:English
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Summary:In this paper, a full-Stokes imaging polarimeter operating at 580 nm using an array of elliptical polarizers is presented. The division-of-focal-plane polarimeter utilizes a set of four optimized measurements which represent a regular tetrahedron inscribed in the Poincaré sphere. Results from the device fabrication, instrument calibration and characterization are presented. The performance of the optimized full Stokes polarimeter, as defined by size of the standard deviation of the degree of circular polarization, is found to be approximately five times better than the performance of the simple full-Stokes polarimeter.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.22.003063