Optimization of Stokes polarimeter based on a twisted nematic liquid crystal

Władysław A. Woźniak; Jacek Olszewski; Piotr Kurzynowski

doi:10.1117/12.2263277

23 December 2016 Optimization of Stokes polarimeter based on a twisted nematic liquid crystal

Władysław A. Woźniak, Jacek Olszewski, Piotr Kurzynowski

Proceedings Volume 10142, 20th Slovak-Czech-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics; 1014225 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263277
Event: 20th Slovak-Czech-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics, 2016, Jasna, Slovakia

Abstract

Theoretical studies on Stokes polarimeter made of one twisted nematic crystal (TNLC) and one linear polarizer were carried out. Approaching the description of the TNLC theoretically, a model of Stokes polarimeter was created and its behavior was investigated in a numerical way. The minimization criterion of the condition number of the matrix describing the setup’s behavior was applied leading to the conclusion concerning the extension of the introduced by TNLC phase difference range up to 4π.

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Władysław A. Woźniak, Jacek Olszewski, and Piotr Kurzynowski "Optimization of Stokes polarimeter based on a twisted nematic liquid crystal", Proc. SPIE 10142, 20th Slovak-Czech-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics, 1014225 (23 December 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263277

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