Snapshot Mueller matrix polarimetry by wavelength polarization coding and application to the study of switching dynamics in a ferroelectric liquid crystal cell

M. Dubreuil; S. Rivet; B. Le Jeune

doi:10.1117/12.859804

25 August 2010 Snapshot Mueller matrix polarimetry by wavelength polarization coding and application to the study of switching dynamics in a ferroelectric liquid crystal cell

M. Dubreuil, S. Rivet, B. Le Jeune

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Proceedings Volume 7787, Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XIII; 77870B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859804
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper describes a snapshot Mueller matrix polarimeter by wavelength polarization coding. This device encodes polarization states in the spectral domain through use of a broadband source and high-order retarders. This allows one to measure a full Mueller matrix from a single spectrum whose acquisition time only depends on the detection system aperture. The theoretical fundamentals of this technique are developed prior to validation by experiments. The setup calibration is described as well as optimization and stabilization procedures. Then, the polarimeter is used to study, by time-resolved Mueller matrix polarimetry, the switching dynamics within a ferroelectric liquid crystal cell.

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M. Dubreuil, S. Rivet, and B. Le Jeune "Snapshot Mueller matrix polarimetry by wavelength polarization coding and application to the study of switching dynamics in a ferroelectric liquid crystal cell", Proc. SPIE 7787, Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XIII, 77870B (25 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859804

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