Progress in polarization ray tracing

Russell A. Chipman

doi:10.1117/12.186662

14 September 1994 Progress in polarization ray tracing

Russell A. Chipman

Proceedings Volume 2265, Polarization Analysis and Measurement II; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186662
Event: SPIE's 1994 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1994, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Polarization ray tracing is a collection of methods that extend geometrical ray tracing allowing the calculation of the evolution of polarization states along ray paths and the determination of the intrinsic polarization properties, such as diattenuation and retardance, associated with ray paths. This paper compares the suitability of the Jones, Mueller, and 3D polarization ray tracing calculi, examining the issues of local vs. global coordinates, amplitude vs. phase representations, inclusion of the wavefront aberration function, partially polarized light, measurements of images by polarimeters, and diffraction image formation by low and high numerical aperture beams.

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Russell A. Chipman "Progress in polarization ray tracing", Proc. SPIE 2265, Polarization Analysis and Measurement II, (14 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186662

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