Experimental determination of the Stokes parameters using a dual photoelastic modulator system

Guan, W, Cook, PJ, Jones, GA and Shen, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0323-4983 2010, 'Experimental determination of the Stokes parameters using a dual photoelastic modulator system' , Applied Optics, 49 (14) , pp. 2644-2652.

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Abstract

We develop a more general methodology for a dual photoelastic modulator (PEM) system that is used for the determination of the Stokes parameters of an arbitrary light beam. This allows for a degree of arbitrariness in the setting of the retardation amplitudes of both PEMs, thus permitting a robust and effective optimization of the detection system. Various experimental issues are considered and a calibration procedure is described that ensures accurate measurement of the absolute values of the Stokes parameters. Measurements of the Faraday rotation of a CoPt multilayer film are provided as a demonstration of the sensitivity of the dual-PEM system.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Subjects outside of the University Themes
Schools:	Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > Salford Innovation Research Centre
Journal or Publication Title:	Applied Optics
Publisher:	Optical Society of America
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	0003-6935
Depositing User:	Users 29196 not found.
Date Deposited:	17 Apr 2012 15:29
Last Modified:	15 Feb 2022 16:21
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/21097

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