Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 17, 1704006(2022)

Parameter Measurement of Wave Plate Based on Radially Polarized Beams

Fanchun Tang1,2, Yang Bu1,2、*, Fang Wu1,2, and Xiangzhao Wang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laboratory of Information Optics and Opto-Electronic Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Schematic of measurement principle
    Schematic of experimental setup
    Experimental results when NFAA is 60°. (a) Intensity pattern with hourglass shape; (b) ring taken from Fig. 3(a); (c) normalized intensity modulation curve and fitted intensity modulation curve obtained from Fig.3(b)
    Simulation results considering error of VR zero-degree fast axis. (a) Error of phase retardation; (b) error of fast axis azimuth
    Experimental results before inserting wave plate to be measured. (a) Intensity pattern with hourglass shape; (b) ring taken from Fig. 5(a); (c) normalized intensity modulation curve and fitted intensity modulation curve obtained from Fig.5(b)
    Measurement results after inserting achromatic quarter-wave plate. (a) Phase retardation; (b) fast axis azimuth
    • Table 1. Multiple measurement results of phase retardation and fast axis azimuth when NFAA is 45°

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      Table 1. Multiple measurement results of phase retardation and fast axis azimuth when NFAA is 45°

      Sampleδ /(°)β /(°)
      AverageStandard deviationAverageStandard deviation
      Achromatic quarter-wave plate87.330.0148.050.01
      Zero-order quarter-wave plate (@808 nm)117.040.0345.640.01
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    Paper Information

    Category: Measurement and metrology

    Received: Dec. 28, 2021

    Accepted: Apr. 1, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 28, 2022

    The Author Email: Bu Yang (buyang@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.1704006

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