Practical design issues for snapshot Mueller matrix spectropolarimetry

Nathan Hagen; Benjamin D. Chrysler; Yukitoshi Otani

doi:10.1117/12.2525006

6 September 2019 Practical design issues for snapshot Mueller matrix spectropolarimetry

Nathan Hagen, Benjamin D. Chrysler, Yukitoshi Otani

Proceedings Volume 11132, Polarization Science and Remote Sensing IX; 111320H (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2525006
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2019, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We discuss practical design constraints for snapshot Mueller matrix spectropolarimeters, and reveal a robustness problem with existing designs. By carefully choosing the ratios of thicknesses between the four thick retarders used in these systems, we can avoid requiring extremely tight tolerances, though at a cost in overall bandwidth. We provide example designs and quantify the robustness-resolution tradeoff.

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Nathan Hagen, Benjamin D. Chrysler, and Yukitoshi Otani "Practical design issues for snapshot Mueller matrix spectropolarimetry", Proc. SPIE 11132, Polarization Science and Remote Sensing IX, 111320H (6 September 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2525006

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