title: Measurement method of Stokes parameters using a quarter-wave plate with phase difference errors.
abstract: The Stokes parameters (S0, S1, S2, and S3) of monochromatic light can be measured using the adjustable azimuth settings of a quarter-wave plate and a polarizer. When measuring the Stokes parameters of light of an arbitrary wavelength, the measurement of S3 is affected by the phase difference error Δq(λi), due to the mismatch with respect to wavelength with the quarter-wave plate. In this method, Δq(λi), due to such a mismatch of incident light of arbitrary wavelength, can be overcome by a judicious choice of azimuth settings of the quarter-wave plate and the use of a polarizer; however, the use of a precision quarter-wave plate is necessary. The present paper proposes a measurement method of Stokes parameters of incident light of arbitrary wavelength using a quarter-wave plate with phase difference errors.
authors.affiliation: School of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Kowakae 3-4-1, Higashiosaka 577-8502, Japan. kihara@mech.kindai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kihara