Self-calibration and high-accuracy detection technology for the probability density of polarization state of a light field

Wenhao Pan; Jianhui Li; Tianlei Ning; Yanqiu Li; Ke Liu; Lihui Liu; Meng Zheng

doi:10.1117/12.2505667

12 December 2018 Self-calibration and high-accuracy detection technology for the probability density of polarization state of a light field

Wenhao Pan, Jianhui Li, Tianlei Ning, Yanqiu Li, Ke Liu, Lihui Liu, Meng Zheng

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Proceedings Volume 10847, Optical Precision Manufacturing, Testing, and Applications; 108470Y (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2505667
Event: International Symposium on Optoelectronic Technology and Application 2018, 2018, Beijing, China

Abstract

Measurement of the probability density of polarization state need specific phase modulator.However, the existence of mechanic processing error results in the error of the polarization property of modulator. Meanwhile, the error of the measurement system’s alignment is also existing. All of this errors need to calibrate to ensure the accuracy of measurement. In this paper, We present a self-calibration method based on the theory of the probability density of polarization state which is represented in Mueller formalism. After measuring the probability density of polarization state, we can extract the Stokes parameters of a light field of unknown polarization in a single irradiance measurement, by finding the maximum of the probability density of polarization state.

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Wenhao Pan, Jianhui Li, Tianlei Ning, Yanqiu Li, Ke Liu, Lihui Liu, and Meng Zheng "Self-calibration and high-accuracy detection technology for the probability density of polarization state of a light field", Proc. SPIE 10847, Optical Precision Manufacturing, Testing, and Applications, 108470Y (12 December 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2505667

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