title: Compact and miniature snapshot imaging polarimeter.
abstract: 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.
authors: College of Optical Science, University of Arizona, 1630 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
authors: Haitao
authors: H
authors: Luo
authors: Kazuhiko
authors: K
authors: Oka
authors: Edward
authors: E
authors: DeHoog
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Kudenov
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Schiewgerling
authors: Eustace L
authors: EL
authors: Dereniak
mesh_terms: 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*