Three linear probe polarization method in Mueller polarimetry with a source of arbitrary ellipticity

Autor:	Sergey N. Savenkov, Ye. Oberemok, Yu. A. Skoblya, A. S. Klimov, Valeriy I. Grygoruk
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Physics Observational error Linear polarization business.industry Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Polarimetry Polarimeter Polarizer Condensed Matter Physics Polarization (waves) law.invention Azimuth Optics law Mueller calculus business Spectroscopy
Zdroj:	Journal of Applied Spectroscopy. 75:872-877
ISSN:	1573-8647 0021-9037
Popis:	This is a study of the effect of the ellipticity of the polarization of radiation at the inlet of the shaping polarizer in the probe channel of a Mueller polarimeter operating with three linear probe polarizations on the accuracy with which the incomplete Mueller matrix is determined (without a fourth beam). It is shown that the appearance of and variations in the ellipticity cause a change in the conditions for optimization of the set of polarizations of the probe radiation from the standpoint of minimizing the measurement error. In the case of linear polarization (zero ellipticity), the measurement error is the same as the error when four probe polarizations are used. This allows measurement of the complete Mueller matrix and makes this version of the polarimeter especially promising, because in the input channel of the polarimeter, a single polarizing element, i.e., a linear polarizer with a controllable azimuthal orientation, can be used as the polarization transducer.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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