Polarizer uniformity measurements taken with an imaging polarimeter

J. Larry Pezzaniti; Russell A. Chipman; Stephen C. McClain

doi:10.1117/12.186659

14 September 1994 Polarizer uniformity measurements taken with an imaging polarimeter

J. Larry Pezzaniti, Russell A. Chipman, Stephen C. McClain

Proceedings Volume 2265, Polarization Analysis and Measurement II; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186659
Event: SPIE's 1994 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1994, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to evaluate four types of polarizers in terms of three criteria: (1) their contrast ration, (2) the uniformity of their contrast ratios across 20 mm apertures, and (3) the uniformity of their transmission axis orientations across 20 mm apertures. The types of polarizers evaluated are calcite Glan-Thompson polarizers, polarizing beam splitters, silver glass polarizers, and stretched polymer polarizers. The measurements are performed with a rotating polarizer imaging polarimeter.

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J. Larry Pezzaniti, Russell A. Chipman, and Stephen C. McClain "Polarizer uniformity measurements taken with an imaging polarimeter", Proc. SPIE 2265, Polarization Analysis and Measurement II, (14 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186659

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