New polarization-interference approach for determination of polarization properties of birefringent media

Oleg V. Angelsky; Dmytro I. Ivanskyi; Mykhailo Diachenko; M. M. Chumak

doi:10.1117/12.3009120

5 January 2024 New polarization-interference approach for determination of polarization properties of birefringent media

Oleg V. Angelsky, Dmytro I. Ivanskyi, Mykhailo Diachenko, M. M. Chumak

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Proceedings Volume 12938, Sixteenth International Conference on Correlation Optics; 1293809 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3009120
Event: International Conference Correlation Optics (COR 2023), 2023, Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Abstract

A new polarization-interference approach based on geometric phase for estimation of optically anisotropic media properties, is proposed. Linearly birefringent object is probed by linearly horizontally polarized incident beam, and the resulting polarization depends on the medium properties such as birefringence (phase retardation) and optical axis orientation. The modified Mach-Zehnder interferometer is used to obtain the polarization-interference pattern in two channels for determination the dynamic and geometric phase. The dynamic phase depends on the mean refractive index and allows to estimate the medium thickness, while the geometric phase is the function of medium polarization properties (birefringence and optical axis orientation). Thus, the dynamic and geometric phase values allow to estimate the medium optical properties, such as optical thickness, phase retardation and/or optical axis rotation.

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Oleg V. Angelsky, Dmytro I. Ivanskyi, Mykhailo Diachenko, and M. M. Chumak "New polarization-interference approach for determination of polarization properties of birefringent media", Proc. SPIE 12938, Sixteenth International Conference on Correlation Optics, 1293809 (5 January 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3009120

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