Polarizer calibration method for Mueller matrix polarimeters
Razvigor Ossikovski, Bandar Al Bugami, Enric Garcia‐Caurel, S.R. Cloude
Abstract
We advance what we believe is a novel eigenvalue-based method for calibrating Mueller matrix polarimeters employing a single calibration optical component: a polarizer. The method is potentially advantageous in high numerical aperture imaging or wide spectral range spectroscopic polarimetric configurations restricting or even prohibiting the standard use of a retarder as a second calibration component.
Topics & Concepts
PolarizerOpticsMueller calculusCalibrationPolarimetryPolarization (electrochemistry)PhysicsScatteringBirefringenceQuantum mechanicsPhysical chemistryChemistryOptical Polarization and EllipsometryLeaf Properties and Growth MeasurementSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses