Spectral calibration method for Stokes polarimeter

Guodong Zhou, Jianhui Li, Yanqiu Li, Yuanhe Li

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Abstract

An efficient method that allows spectral calibration for a Stokes polarimeter is presented in this paper. The calibration procedure only uses a reference polarizer to generate an arbitrary linear polarization state. The reference polarizer could also be calibrated while calibrating the Stokes polarimeter. In addition, this method does not involve the small-angle approximation and could avoid the influence of the initial azimuth error of the retarder and the reference polarizer. The experiment was carried out by a spectroscopy and a polarization state analyzer with a rotating wave plate. Experimental results show that the alignments of axis as well as the true retardation at a specific wavelength of the retarder are obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTwelfth International Conference on Information Optics and Photonics, CIOP 2021
EditorsYue Yang
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510649897
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event12th International Conference on Information Optics and Photonics, CIOP 2021 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 23 Jul 202126 Jul 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12057
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Information Optics and Photonics, CIOP 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period23/07/2126/07/21

Keywords

  • Calibration
  • Polarimeter
  • Stokes

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