Accounting For Polarization In Electrooptical Systems

Russell A. Chipman; Qibo Zhou

doi:10.1117/12.940444

6 November 1987 Accounting For Polarization In Electrooptical Systems

Russell A. Chipman, Qibo Zhou

Proceedings Volume 0776, Metrology of Optoelectronic Systems; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940444
Event: 1987 Technical Symposium Southeast on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1987, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

For the majority of optical systems it is typically assumed that the transmitted wavefront has uniform (or Gaussian) amplitude and constant polarization state. This is the default assumption of geometrical optics. This paper considers methods suitable for analyzing systems where this assumption is not valid. Such methods of polarization analysis include polarization ray tracing and polarization aberration theory. Definitions of the basic classes of polarization phenomena and a review of the Jones calculus are included to form a basis for the discussion.

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Russell A. Chipman and Qibo Zhou "Accounting For Polarization In Electrooptical Systems", Proc. SPIE 0776, Metrology of Optoelectronic Systems, (6 November 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940444

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