Performance limitations in optical retarders

Tom Baur; Michael Kraemer

doi:10.1117/12.2602911

1 August 2021 Performance limitations in optical retarders

Tom Baur, Michael Kraemer

Proceedings Volume 11833, Polarization Science and Remote Sensing X; 118330J (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2602911
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2021, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Materials commonly used for making waveplates or retarders all have measured performance deviations from what might be expected. These materials include crystals such as quartz, magnesium fluoride and sapphire, polymers and nematic and ferro-electric liquid crystals. Some deviations result from manufacturing errors but many are inherent properties of the birefringent materials used. These effects create systematic errors in polarimetry and in other applications where precise knowledge of polarization is important. We will discuss our quantitative measurements of the sometimes unexpected presence of elliptical retardance, retardance fringes and birefringence nonuniformities as well as other effects.

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Tom Baur and Michael Kraemer "Performance limitations in optical retarders", Proc. SPIE 11833, Polarization Science and Remote Sensing X, 118330J (1 August 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2602911

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