Reducing symmetric polarization aberrations in a lens by annealing

Radially symmetric retardance was found in antireflection coated, molded aspheric glass lenses by measurement with a Mueller matrix imaging polarimeter. The source of the unexpected polarization aberration is traced to a remarkably symmetric radial stress birefringence in the glass believed to arise...

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Published in:Optics express 2004-07, Vol.12 (15), p.3443-3451
Main Authors: Wolfe, J, Chipman, R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Radially symmetric retardance was found in antireflection coated, molded aspheric glass lenses by measurement with a Mueller matrix imaging polarimeter. The source of the unexpected polarization aberration is traced to a remarkably symmetric radial stress birefringence in the glass believed to arise during fire-polishing of the surfaces. While annealing the lenses relieves much of the stress birefringence, reducing the retardance of the lenses by a factor of five, the lenses remained unusable.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OPEX.12.003443