Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 39, Issue 3, 0312002(2019)

High-Precision Measurement of Mid-Infrared Waveplate Phase Retardation Based on Dual Photoelastic Difference Frequency Modulation

Rui Zhang1,2,3、*, Yuanyuan Chen1,2,3, Ning Jing1,2,3, Zhibin Wang1,2,3, Kewu Li1,2,3, and Kunyang Xie1,2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Engineering and Technology Research Center of Shanxi Province for Optical-Electric Information and Instrument, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi 0 30051, China
  • 2 Key Laboratory of Instrument Science & Dynamic Measurement, Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi 0 30051, China;
  • 3 State Key Laboratory for Electronic Measurement Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi 0 30051, China
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    Schematic of mid-infrared waveplate retardation measurement based on dual-PEMs difference frequency modulation
    Schematic of mid-infrared waveplate retardation imaging based on dual-PEMs difference frequency modulation
    PEM size and simulation results. (a) PEM size; (b) vibration mode of PEM; (c) peak retardation amplitude distribution of PEM
    Experimental setup
    Experiment results obtained by the NI card. (a) Without waveplate; (b) with waveplate
    Experiment results of system sensitivity. (a) LCVR retardation values at different driving voltages; (b) experiment results of the system at different LCVR driving voltages
    • Table 1. Comparison of experimental results and waveplate detector measurement results

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      Table 1. Comparison of experimental results and waveplate detector measurement results

      Phase retardation amplitude of dual-PEMsδ01PEM1, δ01PEM2δ02PEM1, δ02PEM2δ03PEM1, δ03PEM2δ04PEM1, δ04PEM2
      Experiment result δX/rad1.571151.571051.571161.5709
      Ellipsometer measurement result δX/rad1.5711
      Relative error /%0.0030.0030.0040.0006
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    Rui Zhang, Yuanyuan Chen, Ning Jing, Zhibin Wang, Kewu Li, Kunyang Xie. High-Precision Measurement of Mid-Infrared Waveplate Phase Retardation Based on Dual Photoelastic Difference Frequency Modulation[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(3): 0312002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Aug. 31, 2018

    Accepted: Oct. 18, 2018

    Published Online: May. 10, 2019

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    DOI:10.3788/AOS201939.0312002

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