Mueller Matrix Polarimetry by Means of Azimuthally Polarized Beams and Adapted Commercial Polarimeter

A simple method for Mueller matrix polarimetry is proposed. The experimental set up is based on using an azimuthally polarized input beam, which presents all possible linearly polarized states across its transverse section, and an adapted commercial light polarimeter for analyzing the polarization s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: González de Sande, Juan Carlos, Piquero Sanz, Gemma María, Santarsiero, Massimo
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/19480
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/19480
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:535
Propagation
Samples
Vector
Light
Óptica (Física)
2209.19 Óptica Física
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Sumario:A simple method for Mueller matrix polarimetry is proposed. The experimental set up is based on using an azimuthally polarized input beam, which presents all possible linearly polarized states across its transverse section, and an adapted commercial light polarimeter for analyzing the polarization state of the output beam. It will be shown that by measuring the Stokes parameters at only three different positions across the output beam section, the complete Mueller matrix of linear deterministic samples can be easily determined.