Channeled spatio-temporal Stokes polarimeters

We present the analysis and design of spatio-temporal channeled Stokes polarimeters. We extend our recent work on optimal pixelated polarizer arrays by utilizing temporal carrier generation, resulting in polarimeters that achieve super-resolution via the tradeoff between spatial bandwidth and tempor...

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Published in:Optics letters 2018-06, Vol.43 (12), p.2768-2771
Main Authors: Vaughn, Israel J, Alenin, Andrey S, Tyo, J Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bandwidths
Hybrid systems
Imaging polarimeters
Polarizers
Tradeoffs
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Summary:We present the analysis and design of spatio-temporal channeled Stokes polarimeters. We extend our recent work on optimal pixelated polarizer arrays by utilizing temporal carrier generation, resulting in polarimeters that achieve super-resolution via the tradeoff between spatial bandwidth and temporal bandwidth. Utilizing the channel space description, we present a linear-Stokes design and two full-Stokes imaging polarimeter designs that have the potential to operate at the full frame rate of the imaging sensor of the system by using hybrid spatio-temporal carriers. If the objects are not spatially bandlimited, the achievable temporal bandwidth is more difficult to analyze; however, a spatio-temporal tradeoff still exists.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.43.002768