Polarization dependence compensation in transmission of chiral elements by use of a &pi;-shifted Sagnac loop interferometer

Hourieh Exir; Ilya Golub

doi:10.1117/12.981927

24 October 2012 Polarization dependence compensation in transmission of chiral elements by use of a π-shifted Sagnac loop interferometer

Hourieh Exir, Ilya Golub

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Proceedings Volume 8412, Photonics North 2012; 84121K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.981927
Event: Photonics North 2012, 2012, Montréal, Canada

Abstract

Chiral materials possess circular dichroism property that leads to difference in absorption between left and right handed circularly polarized beams. Using these materials in an optical system or measuring their properties causes transmission impairments such as circular dichroism (CD). Using Jones matrix analysis we show the polarization independence in transmission of a chiral element placed in a Sagnac loop interferometer containing a half-wave plate. Keywords: Chiral, circular dichroism, Jones matrix, Sagnac loop interferometer

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Hourieh Exir and Ilya Golub "Polarization dependence compensation in transmission of chiral elements by use of a π-shifted Sagnac loop interferometer", Proc. SPIE 8412, Photonics North 2012, 84121K (24 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.981927

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