Design, optimization and realization of FLC based Stokes polarimeters and Mueller matrix ellipsometer using a genetic algorithm
Optics
2015-06-17 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract
The design of broad-band polarimeters with high performance is challenging due to the wavelength dependence of optical components. An efficient Genetic Algorithm (GA) computer code was recently developed in order to design and re-optimize complete broadband Stokes polarimeters and Mueller matrix ellipsometers (MME). Our results are improvements of previous patented designs based on two and three ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLC), and are suited for broad-band hyperspectral imaging, or multichannel spectroscopy applications. We have realized and implemented one design using two FLCs and compare the spectral range and precision with previous designs.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1309.0380,
title = {Design, optimization and realization of FLC based Stokes polarimeters and Mueller matrix ellipsometer using a genetic algorithm},
author = {Lars Martin S. Aas and Daniel G. Skåre and Pål G. Ellingsen and Paul Anton Letnes and Morten Kildemo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.0380},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
6 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Thin Solid Films