Mueller matrix imaging with a polarization camera: application to microscopy

In this work, we describe the design and implementation of a Mueller matrix imaging polarimeter that uses a polarization camera as a detector. This camera simultaneously measures the first three Stokes components, allowing for the top three rows of the Mueller matrix to be determined after only N = ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Gottlieb, Dale, Arteaga Barriel, Oriol
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:ubarcelona__::6949501b69d676206171f4411eb105d9
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/229717
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Polarografia
Polarització (Llum)
Polarography
Polarization (Light)
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Sumario:In this work, we describe the design and implementation of a Mueller matrix imaging polarimeter that uses a polarization camera as a detector. This camera simultaneously measures the first three Stokes components, allowing for the top three rows of the Mueller matrix to be determined after only N = 4 measurements using a single rotating compensator, which is sufficient to fully characterize nondepolarizing samples. This setup provides the polarimetric analysis with micrometric resolution in about 3 seconds and can also perform live birefringence imaging at the camera frame rate by fixing the compensator at a static 45° angle. To further improve the conditioning of the setup, we also give the first experimental demonstration of an optimal elliptical retarder design.