中国物理B ›› 2010, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (11): 114201-114203.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/19/11/114201

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A simple and effective model for Jones matrix to evaluate the transmission performance of Savart polariscope

吴海英1, 张淳民1, 李杰2   

  1. (1)Non-equilibium Condensed Matter and Quantum Engineering Laboratory, the Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China; (2)School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
  • 收稿日期:2009-09-09 修回日期:2010-05-19 出版日期:2010-11-15 发布日期:2010-11-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the State Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40537031), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40875013), the National Defense Basic Scientific Research Project, China (Grant No. A1420080187), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2006AA12Z152).

A simple and effective model for Jones matrix to evaluate the transmission performance of Savart polariscope

Wu Hai-Ying(吴海英)a), Zhang Chun-Min(张淳民)a)†, and Li Jie(李杰)b)   

  1. a Non-equilibium Condensed Matter and Quantum Engineering Laboratory, the Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China; b School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
  • Received:2009-09-09 Revised:2010-05-19 Online:2010-11-15 Published:2010-11-15
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the State Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40537031), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40875013), the National Defense Basic Scientific Research Project, China (Grant No. A1420080187), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2006AA12Z152).

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.

Abstract: 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.

Key words: wave normal tracing method, Jones matrix, transmission performance, Savart polariscope

中图分类号:  (Matrix theory)

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07.60.Fs (Polarimeters and ellipsometers) 42.79.Ci (Filters, zone plates, and polarizers)