2017
DOI: 10.1364/ol.42.003900
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Mueller matrix polarimetry on a Young’s double-slit experiment analog

Abstract: In this Letter we describe an experiment in which coherent light is sent through a calcite crystal that separates the photons by their polarization. The two beams are then let to superpose, and this recombined beam is used to measure the Mueller matrix of the system. Results are interpreted according to our recent formalism of coherent superposition in material media. This is the first experimental implementation of a Young's experiment with complete polarimetry, and it is demonstrated that our method can be u… Show more

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“…Therefore, the doubly refracting crystal acts as a spatially varying retarder. This effect has been recently studied experimentally in [17]. The calculation reported in the appendix section shows that the doubly refracting crystal is described by the Mueller matrix of a horizontal linear…”
Section: Principle Of Operationmentioning
confidence: 92%
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“…Therefore, the doubly refracting crystal acts as a spatially varying retarder. This effect has been recently studied experimentally in [17]. The calculation reported in the appendix section shows that the doubly refracting crystal is described by the Mueller matrix of a horizontal linear…”
Section: Principle Of Operationmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…The method we propose is not based on diffraction orders but rather on the coherent superposition of two beams with orthogonal polarizations, that results in an spin-dependent redistribution of light intensity in the transverse plane. It uses a thin doubly refracting crystal slab as a key optical element creating an analog of Young's double-slit experiment [17] according to the well known interference-polarization laws of Fresnel and Arago [18][19][20]. In what follows we describe the principle of operation of the novel technique, as well as its proof-of-concept spectroscopic implementation in the form of a simple, low-cost setup capable of measuring CD and we compare it with conventional instruments using the time-modulation approach.…”
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“…The interferometric system of the previous section is based on the division of the field amplitude. Other types of interferometers can be used for synthesizing NUTP beams, e.g., those based on the division of the field wavefront, as the Young's double-slit experiment [109,[112][113][114]. Here, we show an example of a NUTP beam obtained by means of a formally equivalent system based on a Fresnel biprism [108].…”
Section: Fresnel Biprismmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mueller matrix microscopy has proven its capability to image the full optical signature from the description of polarized light after the interaction with a medium in diverse research fields from materials science [3, 4] to imaging microscopy [5–7] and biomedical diagnostics [8–10]. This method provides an easy and inexpensive setup architecture, and does not require labeling or sophisticated sample preparation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%