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1 April 2020 Matrix Fourier optics and compact full-Stokes polarization imaging with metasurfaces (Conference Presentation)
Noah A. Rubin, Gabriele D'Aversa, Paul Chevalier, Zhujun Shi, Wei Ting Chen, Federico Capasso
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Abstract
Polarization, the path along which light’s electric field oscillates, is a key property of electromagnetic radiation. In this work, we motivate a mathematical framework—Matrix Fourier optics—that enables a simple description of light’s interaction with diffractive optics that spatially modify polarization. This formalism generalizes a large body of past work in metasurface polarization optics. We show how Matrix Fourier optics allows for the design of arbitrary polarization-analyzing metasurface gratings. These gratings can be used as the single polarization component in a compact full-Stokes polarization camera. We demonstrate practical, real-time polarization photography with this camera, which may find application in machine vision and remote sensing.
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Noah A. Rubin, Gabriele D'Aversa, Paul Chevalier, Zhujun Shi, Wei Ting Chen, and Federico Capasso "Matrix Fourier optics and compact full-Stokes polarization imaging with metasurfaces (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 11345, Nanophotonics VIII, 1134502 (1 April 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2556118
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KEYWORDS
Polarization

Fourier optics

Diffraction gratings

Cameras

Laser optics

Machine vision

Remote sensing

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