Stokes parameters measurement of light over a wide wavelength range by judicious choice of azimuthal settings of quarter-wave plate and linear polarizer

1994 ◽  
Vol 110 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 529-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiki Kihara
Keyword(s):  
Wavelength Range ◽  
Stokes Parameters ◽  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
Wave Plate ◽  
Wide Wavelength Range ◽  
Quarter Wave ◽  
Judicious Choice ◽  
Parameters Measurement ◽  
Linear Polarizer

Measurement of Stokes Parameters by Quarter-Wave Plate and Polarizer

2006 ◽  
Vol 3-4 ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kihara
Keyword(s):  
Wavelength Range ◽  
Relative Phase ◽  
Monochromatic Light ◽  
Polarized Light ◽  
Stokes Parameters ◽  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
Phase Retardation ◽  
Wave Plate ◽  
Wide Wavelength Range ◽  
Quarter Wave

Formulations of the theory of automated photoelasticity are expressed simply by use of the Stokes parameters. In the automated photoelasticity, the measurement of the total relative phase retardation must often be performed over a wide wavelength range. The Stokes parameters (S0, S1, S2 and S3) need to be measured over a wide wavelength range. The Stokes parameters of monochromatic light can be measured by the adjustable azimuth settings of a retarder and analyzer (ARA) method. When undertaking the measurement of the Stokes parameters of light of an arbitrary wavelength over a wide wavelength range, the measurement of S3 by the conventional ARA method is dependent on the phase difference error ρ i of a quarter-wave plate mismatch as well as Stokes parameter S2. The measurement of S3 by a judicious choice of azimuth settings of a quarter-wave plate and a polarizer (JCAQP) as in the method proposed can be obtained by considering ρ I . The JCAQP method is clarified by employing the Poincaré sphere. It is shown that application of the JCAQP method yields the principal axis and the relative phase retardation of the birefringent plate free from the ρ i of the quarter-wave plate for incident elliptically polarized light of an arbitrary wavelength.

Quarter-wave plate tunable in a wide wavelength range

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
I V Gol'tser ◽  
M Ya Darsht ◽  
Boris Ya Zel'dovich ◽  
N D Kundikova ◽  
L F Rogacheva
Keyword(s):  
Wavelength Range ◽  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
Wave Plate ◽  
Wide Wavelength Range ◽  
Quarter Wave

scholarly journals None sharp corner localized surface plasmons resonance based ultrathin metasurface single layer quarter wave plate

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinyu Qian ◽  
Pengfei Liu ◽  
Li Fan ◽  
Liang Zhao ◽  
Chinhua Wang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmons ◽  
Amplitude Ratio ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
Localized Surface Plasmons ◽  
Sharp Corner ◽  
Wave Plate ◽  
Nanophotonic Devices ◽  
Elliptical Ring ◽  
Quarter Wave

AbstractWe report on a non-sharp-corner quarter wave plate (NCQW) within the single layer of only 8 nm thickness structured by the Ag hollow elliptical ring array, where the strong localized surface plasmons (LSP) resonances are excited. By manipulating the parameters of the hollow elliptical ring, the transmitted amplitude and phase of the two orthogonal components are well controlled. The phase difference of π/2 and amplitude ratio of 1 is realized simultaneously at the wavelength of 834 nm with the transmission of 0.46. The proposed NCQW also works well in an ultrawide wavelength band of 110 nm, which suggests an efficient way of exciting LSP resonances and designing wave plates, and provides a great potential for advanced nanophotonic devices and integrated photonic systems.

scholarly journals High-Contrast and Scattering-Type Transflective Liquid Crystal Displays Based on Polymer-Network Liquid Crystals

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Kai Liu ◽  
Wei-Hsuan Chen ◽  
Chung-Yu Li ◽  
Ko-Ting Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Polymer Network ◽  
Liquid Crystal Displays ◽  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
High Contrast ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Twisted Nematic ◽  
Quarter Wave ◽  
The Common ◽  
Linear Polarizer

The methods to enhance contrast ratios (CRs) in scattering-type transflective liquid crystal displays (ST-TRLCDs) based on polymer-network liquid crystal (PNLC) cells are investigated. Two configurations of ST-TRLCDs are studied and are compared with the common ST-TRLCDs. According to the comparisons, CRs are effectively enhanced by assembling a linear polarizer at the suitable position to achieve better dark states in the transmissive and reflective modes of the reported ST-TRLCDs with the optimized configuration, and its main trade-off is the loss of brightness in the reflective modes. The PNLC cell, which works as an electrically switchable polarizer herein, can be a PN-90° twisted nematic LC (PN-90° TNLC) cell or a homogeneous PNLC (H-PNLC) cell. The optoelectric properties of PN-90° TNLC and those of H-PNLC cells are compared in detail, and the results determine that the ST-TRLCD with the optimized configuration using an H-PNLC cell can achieve the highest CR. Moreover, no quarter-wave plate is used in the ST-TRLCD with the optimized configuration, so a parallax problem caused by QWPs can be solved. Other methods for enhancing the CRs of the ST-TRLCDs are also discussed.

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