Optimization of Mueller matrix polarimeters in the presence of error sources

KM Twietmeyer, RA Chipman - Optics Express, 2008 - opg.optica.org
Methods are presented for optimizing the design of Mueller matrix polarimeters and and in
particular selecting the retardances and orientation angles of polarization components to …

Polarimetric imaging of biological tissues based on the indices of polarimetric purity

A Van Eeckhout, A Lizana… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We highlight the interest of using the indices of polarimetric purity (IPPs) to the inspection of
biological tissues. The IPPs were recently proposed in the literature and they result in a …

Customized depolarization spatial patterns with dynamic retardance functions

D Marco, G López-Morales, MM Sánchez-López… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
In this work we demonstrate customized depolarization spatial patterns by imaging a
dynamical time-dependent pixelated retarder. A proof-of-concept of the proposed method is …

Synthesis and characterization of depolarizing samples based on the indices of polarimetric purity

A Van Eeckhout, A Lizana, E Garcia-Caurel, JJ Gil… - Optics Letters, 2017 - opg.optica.org
In this work, we discuss the interest of using the indices of polarimetric purity (IPPs) as a
criterion for the characterization and classification of depolarizing samples. We prove how …

Mueller matrix polarimetric imaging analysis of optical components for the generation of cylindrical vector beams

G López-Morales, MM Sánchez-López, Á Lizana… - Crystals, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this work, we performed a Mueller matrix imaging analysis of two commercial optical
components usually employed to generate and manipulate vector beams—a radial polarizer …

Conical refraction as a tool for polarization metrology

A Peinado, A Turpin, A Lizana, E Fernández… - Optics letters, 2013 - opg.optica.org
A method for polarization metrology based on the conical refraction (CR) phenomenon,
occurring in biaxial crystals, is reported. CR transforms an input Gaussian beam into a light …

Optimization, tolerance analysis and implementation of a Stokes polarimeter based on the conical refraction phenomenon

A Peinado, A Lizana, A Turpín, C Iemmi… - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Recently, we introduced the basic concepts behind a new polarimeter device based on
conical refraction (CR), which presents several appealing features compared to standard …

Optimization and tolerance analysis of a polarimeter with ferroelectric liquid crystals

A Peinado, A Lizana, J Campos - Applied optics, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We present the design of Stokes and Mueller polarimeters based on ferroelectric liquid
crystal (FLC) panels. The instrument is complete and takes time-sequential measurements …

Arbitrary state of polarization with customized degree of polarization generator

A Lizana, I Estévez, FA Torres-Ruiz, A Peinado… - Optics Letters, 2015 - opg.optica.org
An optical setup able to generate arbitrary states of polarization (SOPs) with customized
degree of polarization is presented in this Letter. Compared with the few alternatives existing …

Quantitative performance of a polarization diffraction grating polarimeter encoded onto two liquid-crystal-on-silicon displays

A Cofré, A Vargas, FA Torres-Ruiz, J Campos… - Optics & Laser …, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a quantitative analysis of the performance of a complete snapshot polarimeter
based on a polarization diffraction grating (PDGr). The PDGr is generated in a common path …