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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/JOSK.2015.19.4.397

Calibration of Measurement of Multiple Polarization Singularities  

Yu, Renlong (Department of Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology)
Xin, Yu (Department of Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology)
Zhao, Shuan (Department of Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology)
Zhao, Qi (Department of Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology)
Chen, Yanru (Department of Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology)
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Journal of the Optical Society of Korea / v.19, no.4, 2015 , pp. 397-402 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a method used to measure the polarization state of a field with multiple polarization singularities (PSs), such as an array of PSs and PSs in vector speckle. A checkerboard is used to construct characteristic points, which makes it possible to calibrate the mismatches between pictures obtained during the rotation of a quarter-wave plate and a polarizer. Using this method a field with an array of PSs is measured. The experimental result is compared with the numerical simulation. We also carry out some data analysis. The comparison and analysis emphasize the necessity and feasibility of this method to measure the PSs.
Keywords
Polarization singularity; Mismatch; Calibration; Numerical simulation;
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