Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 9, 0912002(2020)

Accurate Parameter Measurement of Wave Plate Based on the Dual-Beam Polarization Analyzer Configuration

Jianguo Peng1,2, Shu Yuan1、*, Zhenyu Jin1, and Kaifan Ji1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650216, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Schematic diagram of the measurement system
    Photograph of the measurement system
    Condition number(cond J) of Jacobian matrix for measurement system
    Relationship between fitting random error and azimuth angle of polarization analyzer. (a) 90° wave plate; (b) 127° wave plate
    Measured random power noise of light source
    Simulation of random error on fitting parameter errors for measurement system. (a)(b) Random error of intensity; (c)(d) random error of positioning
    Fitting and residual of the nonlinear response for power meter. (a)(b) Linear fitting and residual; (c)(d) nonlinear fitting and residual
    Measurement results of quarter wave plate sample. (a) Fitting of intensity; (b) fitting residuals of intensity in two channels; (c) sum of two channel's residual; (d) intensity change of 10 measurements
    Measurement results when the beam passes through the rotation center of the sample. (a) Fitting of intensity; (b) fitting residuals of intensity in two channels; (c) sum of two channel's residual; (d) intensity change of 10 measurements
    Correlation between residuals in the two measurement channels. (a) Before alignment; (b) after alignment
    • Table 1. System parameters obtained by fitting and Soleil compensation method

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      Table 1. System parameters obtained by fitting and Soleil compensation method

      SampleItemI'0 /μWgθP /(°)δ /(°)θ0 /(°)ψ /(°)
      Fitting result0.11300.970542.969188.962683.227544.9967
      95% confidence region±0.0001±0.0009±0.0280±0.0272±0.0161±0.0041
      90° wave plateAverage of 10 measurements0.11290.971042.946188.984383.215244.9952
      Standard deviation of 10 measurements00.00040.01260.01930.00680.0035
      Soleil compensator (repeatability: 0.36°)88.27°
      Average of 10 measurements0.12320.971542.9174128.957112.585945.0037
      127° wave plateStandard deviation of 10 measurements00.00020.01050.02070.00510.0014
      Soleil compensator (repeatability: 0.36°)127.89°
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    Jianguo Peng, Shu Yuan, Zhenyu Jin, Kaifan Ji. Accurate Parameter Measurement of Wave Plate Based on the Dual-Beam Polarization Analyzer Configuration[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(9): 0912002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Nov. 6, 2019

    Accepted: Jan. 19, 2020

    Published Online: May. 6, 2020

    The Author Email: Yuan Shu (yuanshu@ynao.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.0912002

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