Error analysis and Stokes parameter measurement of rotating quarter-wave plate polarimeter*

Project supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2015AA123702) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61505222).

Zhi Dan-Dan1, 2, Li Jian-Jun1, Gao Dong-Yang1, 2, Zhai Wen-Chao1, Huang Xiong-Hao1, 2, Zheng Xiao-Bing1, †
       

(color online) Variations of simulated (solid curve) and measured intensity (solid circles) with angle of quarter-wave plate fast axis with respect to x direction for input beams of (a) LCP and (b) LHP.