Mueller Matrix Polarimetry with Invariant Polarization Pattern Beams

A wide class of nonuniformly totally polarized beams that preserve their transverse polarization pattern during paraxial propagation was studied. Beams of this type are of interest, in particular, in polarimetric techniques that use a single input beam for the determination of the Mueller matrix of...

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Autores principales:	Juan Carlos González de Sande, Gemma Piquero, Juan Carlos Suárez-Bermejo, Massimo Santarsiero
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	polarization polarimetry propagation invariance Applied optics. Photonics TA1501-1820
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2c1c96b9605d45118b5e18bef9e3508a2021-11-25T18:43:19ZMueller Matrix Polarimetry with Invariant Polarization Pattern Beams10.3390/photonics81104912304-6732https://doaj.org/article/2c1c96b9605d45118b5e18bef9e3508a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/8/11/491https://doaj.org/toc/2304-6732A wide class of nonuniformly totally polarized beams that preserve their transverse polarization pattern during paraxial propagation was studied. Beams of this type are of interest, in particular, in polarimetric techniques that use a single input beam for the determination of the Mueller matrix of a homogeneous sample. In these cases, in fact, it is possible to test the sample response to several polarization states at once. The propagation invariance of the transverse polarization pattern is an interesting feature for beams used in these techniques, because the polarization state of the output beam can be detected at any transverse plane after the sample, without the use of any imaging/magnifying optical system. Furthermore, exploiting the great variety of the beams of this class, the ones that better fit specific experimental constrains can be chosen. In particular, the class also includes beams that present all possible polarization states across their transverse section (the full Poincaré beams (FPB)). The use of the latter has recently been proposed to increase the accuracy of the recovered Mueller matrix elements. Examples of FPBs with propagation-invariant polarization profiles and its use in polarimetry are discussed in detail. The requirement of invariance of the polarization pattern can be limited to the propagation in the far field. In such a case, less restrictive conditions are derived, and a wider class of beams is found.Juan Carlos González de SandeGemma PiqueroJuan Carlos Suárez-BermejoMassimo SantarsieroMDPI AGarticlepolarizationpolarimetrypropagationinvarianceApplied optics. PhotonicsTA1501-1820ENPhotonics, Vol 8, Iss 491, p 491 (2021)
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topic	polarization polarimetry propagation invariance Applied optics. Photonics TA1501-1820
spellingShingle	polarization polarimetry propagation invariance Applied optics. Photonics TA1501-1820 Juan Carlos González de Sande Gemma Piquero Juan Carlos Suárez-Bermejo Massimo Santarsiero Mueller Matrix Polarimetry with Invariant Polarization Pattern Beams
description	A wide class of nonuniformly totally polarized beams that preserve their transverse polarization pattern during paraxial propagation was studied. Beams of this type are of interest, in particular, in polarimetric techniques that use a single input beam for the determination of the Mueller matrix of a homogeneous sample. In these cases, in fact, it is possible to test the sample response to several polarization states at once. The propagation invariance of the transverse polarization pattern is an interesting feature for beams used in these techniques, because the polarization state of the output beam can be detected at any transverse plane after the sample, without the use of any imaging/magnifying optical system. Furthermore, exploiting the great variety of the beams of this class, the ones that better fit specific experimental constrains can be chosen. In particular, the class also includes beams that present all possible polarization states across their transverse section (the full Poincaré beams (FPB)). The use of the latter has recently been proposed to increase the accuracy of the recovered Mueller matrix elements. Examples of FPBs with propagation-invariant polarization profiles and its use in polarimetry are discussed in detail. The requirement of invariance of the polarization pattern can be limited to the propagation in the far field. In such a case, less restrictive conditions are derived, and a wider class of beams is found.
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author	Juan Carlos González de Sande Gemma Piquero Juan Carlos Suárez-Bermejo Massimo Santarsiero
author_facet	Juan Carlos González de Sande Gemma Piquero Juan Carlos Suárez-Bermejo Massimo Santarsiero
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title	Mueller Matrix Polarimetry with Invariant Polarization Pattern Beams
title_short	Mueller Matrix Polarimetry with Invariant Polarization Pattern Beams
title_full	Mueller Matrix Polarimetry with Invariant Polarization Pattern Beams
title_fullStr	Mueller Matrix Polarimetry with Invariant Polarization Pattern Beams
title_full_unstemmed	Mueller Matrix Polarimetry with Invariant Polarization Pattern Beams
title_sort	mueller matrix polarimetry with invariant polarization pattern beams
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2c1c96b9605d45118b5e18bef9e3508a
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Mueller Matrix Polarimetry with Invariant Polarization Pattern Beams

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