Compact and miniature snapshot imaging polarimeter.
We present and demonstrate a compact and miniature snapshot imaging polarimeter camera; it is anticipated that such a camera can be scaled down to less than 1.5 cm. Two Savart plates are used at the pupil plane to generate multiple fringes to encode the full Stokes vector in a single image. A geometric ray model is developed to explain the system. The numerical simulation based on this model is presented. Finally, the validity of the device is demonstrated by showing experimental results.
Luo
Haitao
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College of Optical Science, University of Arizona, 1630 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
Oka
Kazuhiko
K
DeHoog
Edward
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Kudenov
Michael
M
Schiewgerling
James
J
Dereniak
Eustace L
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D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008904:Miniaturization; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*