Spatially modulated polarimetry based on a vortex retarder and Fourier analysis

Chao Gao; Bing Lei

doi:10.3788/COL202119.021201

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 19, Issue 2, 021201(2021)

Spatially modulated polarimetry based on a vortex retarder and Fourier analysis

Chao Gao and Bing Lei^*

Author Affiliations

College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

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Paper Information

Category: Instrumentation, Measurement, and Optical Sensing

Received: Jul. 20, 2020

Accepted: Sep. 4, 2020

Posted: Sep. 7, 2020

Published Online: Dec. 18, 2020

The Author Email: Bing Lei (cslb2017@163.com)

DOI:10.3788/COL202119.021201

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