Active compensation of extrinsic polarization errors using adaptive optics
Optics
2020-01-08 v1 Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract
We present a scheme for active compensation of complex extrinsic polarization perturbations introduced into an optical system. Imaging polarimeter is used to measure the polarization state across a beam profile and a liquid crystal spatial light modulator controls the polarization of the input beam. A sequence of measurements permits determination of the birefringence properties of a perturbing specimen. The necessary correction is calculated and fed back to the polarization modulator to compensate for the polarization perturbation. The system capabilities are demonstrated on a range of birefringent specimens.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1911.04203,
title = {Active compensation of extrinsic polarization errors using adaptive optics},
author = {Yuanyuan Dai and Chao He and Jingyu Wang and RaphaËl Turcotte and Lewis Fish and Matthew Wincott and Qi Hu and Martin J. Booth S},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.04203},
year = {2020}
}