title: Liquid crystal polymer full-stokes division of focal plane polarimeter.
abstract: A division-of-focal-plane polarimeter based on a dichroic dye and liquid crystal polymer guest-host system is presented. Two Stokes polarimeters are demonstrated: a linear Stokes and the first ever Full-Stokes division-of-focal-plane polarimeter. The fabrication, packaging, and characterization of the systems are presented. Finally, optimized polarimeter designs are discussed for future works.
authors.affiliation: College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA. gmyhre@optics.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Myhre
authors.forename: Wei-Liang
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Alba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peinado
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: LaCasse
authors.forename: Neal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brock
authors.forename: Russell A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Chipman
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pau
mesh_terms: D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D002138:Calibration; D004867:Equipment Design; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011108:Polymers; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001896:Boron Compounds; D011108:Polymers; D017640:Silicates; C422409:liquid crystal polymer