Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 53, Issue 9, 92604(2016)
Measuring Jones Matrix of Arbitrary Orthogonal Basic Vectors Based on Stokes Space
The relationship between the coherency matrix of arbitrary orthogonal basic vectors and their coordinates in the Stokes space is studied. It is revealed that the coherency matrix of different basic vectors can be concisely represented by their coordinates in the Stokes space. On this basis, a new method to directly measure the Jones matrix of an optical device is proposed and verified experimentally with a Faraday rotator. The Jones matrix of arbitrary basic vectors can be obtained without any transformation between the Stokes vectors and the Jones vectors, or between the Muller matrices and the Jones matrices. This provides a more convenient way to measure the polarization properties of optical devices and analyze the polarization performance of optical loops.
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Xiao Yueyu, Yang Huixiang, Xu Huaibao, Yan Jinkui, Peng Lei. Measuring Jones Matrix of Arbitrary Orthogonal Basic Vectors Based on Stokes Space[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2016, 53(9): 92604
Category: Physical Optics
Received: May. 18, 2016
Accepted: --
Published Online: Sep. 14, 2016
The Author Email: Yueyu Xiao (yyx@staff.shu.edu.cn)