Fast Mueller matrix microscope based on dual DoFP polarimeters

In this Letter, we report a dual division of focal plane (DoFP) polarimeters-based full Mueller matrix microscope (DoFPs-MMM) for fast polarization imaging. Both acquisition speed and measurement accuracy are improved compared with those of a Mueller matrix microscope based on dual rotating retarder...

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Published in:Optics letters 2021-04, Vol.46 (7), p.1676
Main Authors: Huang, Tongyu, Meng, Ruoyu, Qi, Ji, Liu, Yudi, Wang, Xingjian, Chen, Yan, Liao, Ran, Ma, Hui
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Erythrocytes
Erythrocytes - cytology
Focal plane
Humans
Microscopy, Polarization - instrumentation
Microscopy, Polarization - methods
Polarimeters
Polarization
Retarders
Time Factors
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Summary:In this Letter, we report a dual division of focal plane (DoFP) polarimeters-based full Mueller matrix microscope (DoFPs-MMM) for fast polarization imaging. Both acquisition speed and measurement accuracy are improved compared with those of a Mueller matrix microscope based on dual rotating retarders. Then, the system is applied to probe the polarization properties of a red blood cells smear. The experimental results show that a DoFPs-MMM has the potential to be a powerful tool for probing dynamic processes in living cells in future studies.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.421394