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Applications of the Poincaré sphere in polarization metrology

✍ Scribed by N.N. Nagib; S.A. Khodier

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
126 KB
Volume
32
Category
Article
ISSN
0030-3992

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✦ Synopsis

The Poincarà e sphere representation of polarization states is used to derive two auxiliary equations for phase retardance measurements. These equations, in addition to another two previously derived equations, allow for extending the range of validity of a model for calibrating phase plates in pairs. In another application, the sphere is used to explain a new method for identifying the principal axes of two birefringent phase plates during their calibration.

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