中国物理B ›› 2010, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (11): 114201-114203.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/19/11/114201
吴海英1, 张淳民1, 李杰2
Wu Hai-Ying(吴海英)a), Zhang Chun-Min(张淳民)a)†, and Li Jie(李杰)b)
摘要: Starting from the wave normal tracing treatment in the Savart polariscope that relates the Jones matrix to its transmission performance, this paper establishes a simple and effective model for the Jones matrix at an arbitrary incidence in the spatial domain. Analytical expressions of all the matrix components are determined with the consideration of all the main impact factors. This model needs only a few parameters hence it is convenient to be employed to evaluate the propagation performance of any birefringent optical system. The simulated results obtained with it demonstrate that this model gives a precise representation of the characteristic of light propagation in the Savart polariscope. This would provide useful suggestions for the design, calibration, and performance improvement of any other birefringent polarisation element and optical system.
中图分类号: (Matrix theory)