Fig. 1. Schematic of PS-OCT system

Fig. 2. Diagram of relationship among Δ,b, and x'

Fig. 3. Relationship among error, incident azimuth angle, and phase retardation of sample when θ₁=0°. (a) Relationship between error and incident azimuth when incident polarization is linear polarization; (b) relationship between error and incident azimuth when incident polarization is elliptical polarization; (c) relationship between error and phase retardation when incident polarization is linear polarization; (d) relationship between error and phase retardation when incident polariz

Fig. 4. Relationship among error, incident azimuth angle, and phase retardation of sample when θ₁=45°. (a) Relationship between error and incident azimuth when incident polarization is linear polarization; (b) relationship between error and incident azimuth when incident polarization is elliptical polarization; (c) relationship between error and phase retardation when incident polarization is linear polarization; (d) relationship between error and phase retardation when incident polari

Fig. 5. Relationship among error, incident azimuth angle, and phase retardation of sample when θ₁=60°. (a) Relationship between error and incident azimuth when incident polarization is linear polarization; (b) relationship between error and incident azimuth when incident polarization is elliptical polarization; (c) relationship between error and phase retardation when incident polarization is linear polarization; (d) relationship between error and phase retardation when incident polari

Fig. 6. Schematic of PS-OCT imaging system

Fig. 7. Diagrams of intensity and phase retardation with 90° and 135° linearly polarized incident light. (a) Intensity with 90° linearly polarized incident light; (b) phase retardation with 90° linearly polarized incident light; (c) intensity with 135° linearly polarized incident light; (d) phase retardation with 135° linearly polarized incident light

Fig. 8. Diagrams of intensity and phase retardation with circularly and elliptically polarized incident light. (a) Intensity with circularly polarized incident light; (b) phase retardation with circularly polarized incident light; (c) intensity with 60° elliptically polarized incident light; (d) phase retardation with 60° elliptically polarized incident light