Jones matrix model with field angle effects for a liquid crystal variable retarder

Xifeng Xiao; David Voelz

doi:10.1117/12.619545

18 August 2005 Jones matrix model with field angle effects for a liquid crystal variable retarder

Xifeng Xiao, David Voelz

Proceedings Volume 5888, Polarization Science and Remote Sensing II; 58881J (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619545
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

An analytic mathematical model is developed for a Liquid Crystal Variable Retarder (LCVR) based on an extended Jones matrix representation. The model is used to determine the polarimetric response of the LCVR to rays of non-normal incidence. The model shows reasonable agreement with laboratory measurements of a LCVR for both linear and circular input polarizations at arbitrary incident angles. The model is also applied to a two-LCVR imaging polarimeter system that is capable of measuring the full Stokes parameters of a scene. It is shown that the LCVR response can have a significant effect on the recovered Stokes values for non-normal incidence, which is important for determining the polarimetric performance of such a system over an extended field-of-view.

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Xifeng Xiao and David Voelz "Jones matrix model with field angle effects for a liquid crystal variable retarder", Proc. SPIE 5888, Polarization Science and Remote Sensing II, 58881J (18 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619545

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