The objective of a number of optical instruments is to measure the intensity accurately
without bias as to the incident polarization state. One method to overcome polarization bias …

In this paper, we show that the Stokes–Mueller formalism can be reformulated in terms of
quaternions and that the quaternion algebra is a suitable alternative presentation of the …

Polarization aberrations exist in almost all astronomical telescopes. Polarization aberrations
would bring about asymmetric apodization in the exit pupil, leading to asymmetric PSFs. The …

Polarization remote sensing technology expands the dimensions of the target and enriches
its basic information over traditional remote sensing methods. During the imaging process …

Polarization aberrations are variations of the polarization associated with different ray paths
through an optical system. This paper presents particular polarization aberration expansion …

Heterodyne efficiency is referred as a measure of the quality for the coherent laser
communication. The heterodyne efficiency not only reflects the matching of phase and …

A technique for measuring dielectric tensors in anisotropic layered structures, such as thin
films of biaxial materials, is demonstrated. The ellipsometric data are collected in a quasi …

The use of immersion technology extends the lifetime of optical lithography by enabling ultra-
high NA much greater than 1.0. Ultra-high NA application for low k 1 imaging strongly …

Polarized illumination is a viable technique for improving the image quality and process
latitude of hyper-NA lithography. On investigation of polarization effects, it is often assumed …

Due to the ability to achieve a wide-diffraction-limited field of view, three-mirror anastigmat
(TMA) telescopes are widely used in many applications that demand high imaging quality …