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Figures of merit for complete Stokes polarimeter optimization
- Source :
- SPIE Proceedings.
- Publication Year :
- 2000
- Publisher :
- SPIE, 2000.
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Abstract
- Figures of merit for optimization of a complete Stokes polarimeter based on its measurement matrix are described which are not limited in their application to cases in which four measurements are used in the determination of a single Stokes vector. Singular value decomposition and probability theory are used to investigate the behavior and significance of these figures of merit. Their use to optimize a system consisting of a rotatable retarder and fixed polarizer indicates that a retardance of 132° (approximately three-eighths wave) and retarder orientation angles of ±51.7° and ±15.1° are favorable when four measurements are used. The performance of this system is demonstrated with experimental data.
Details
- ISSN :
- 0277786X
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- SPIE Proceedings
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........710f85c1c1f192c01db713f97a989546