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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Autores: González de Sande, Juan Carlos, Piquero Sanz, Gemma María, Santarsiero, Massimo
Tipo de documento: capítulo de livro
Data de publicação:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositório:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/19480
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/19480
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:535
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Óptica (Física)
2209.19 Óptica Física
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Resumo: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.