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24 November 2023 Three-dimensional polarization ray-tracing Mueller algorithm for an optical system with arbitrary surface type
Yahong Li, Kexian Li, Xiangwei Zeng, Yuegang Fu, Peter J. Bryanston-Cross
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Proceedings Volume 12935, Fourteenth International Conference on Information Optics and Photonics (CIOP 2023); 1293553 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3008229
Event: Fourteenth International Conference on Information Optics and Photonics (CIOP 2023), 2023, Xi’an, China
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In order to investigate the relationship between the interface parameters of an optical interface/system and its polarization characteristics, a three-dimensional (3D) polarization ray-tracing Mueller algorithm is proposed in this paper. Firstly, using the optical design simulation software CODE V or ZEMAX, the vector modeling of the optical system and the pupil sampling or field of view sampling of the incident light are carried out. Secondly, according to the surface type of each optical interface in the optical system and whether the optical coating is plated, the 3D polarization ray-tracing of each optical interface is carried out, and the 3D Mueller matrix Ml (9×9 order) of each optical interface under the respective local coordinate system is calculated. Then, a 3×3 order rotation transformation matrix R is introduced by using the rotation transformation of the global coordinate system, and the 3D Mueller matrix Mg (9×9 order) of each optical interface under the global coordinate system is obtained. Based on the 3D polarization algorithm proposed in our published paper, the 3D Mueller matrix M of each sampled ray through whole optical system is calculated. Finally, if the polarization state of the incident light of the optical system is known, the polarization state of the emitted light can be accurately calculated. Especially, the 3D polarization ray-tracing Mueller algorithm is not only suitable for handle the totally, partial and unpolarized light through the optical system, but also suitable for quantitative calculation of the polarization properties of an arbitrary surface, including spherical/aspherical/free-form surface.
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Yahong Li, Kexian Li, Xiangwei Zeng, Yuegang Fu, and Peter J. Bryanston-Cross "Three-dimensional polarization ray-tracing Mueller algorithm for an optical system with arbitrary surface type", Proc. SPIE 12935, Fourteenth International Conference on Information Optics and Photonics (CIOP 2023), 1293553 (24 November 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3008229
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KEYWORDS
Polarization
Interfaces
Geometrical optics
Mueller matrices
Optical surfaces
Incident light
Polarized light
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