CALIBRATION AND TESTING OF A 16-BEAM GRATING-BASED DIVISION-OF-AMPLITUDE PHOTOPOLARIMETER

Authors
CUI Y AZZAM RMA
Citation
Y. Cui et Rma. Azzam, CALIBRATION AND TESTING OF A 16-BEAM GRATING-BASED DIVISION-OF-AMPLITUDE PHOTOPOLARIMETER, Review of scientific instruments, 66(12), 1995, pp. 5552-5558
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Review of scientific instruments → ACNP
ISSN journal
00346748
Volume
66
Issue
12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
5552 - 5558
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-6748(1995)66:12<5552:CATOA1>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Results for the calibration and testing of a 16-beam grating-based div ision-of-amplitude photopolarimeter, that take into account the effect of source polarization and imperfections of the polarization state ge nerator, are presented. A model is developed to analyze the elements o f the instrument matrix obtained from calibration. The experimental re sults are compared with the predictions of the model, and useful infor mation is extracted about the optical elements of the system. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.