Compact spectral-polarization-modulation method for rapid and versatile polarization measurements in interferometric imaging

Di Yang; Weike Wang; Songwen Xu; Zhuoqun Yuan; Yanmei Liang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.550114

Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 4, 1049(2025)

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Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China

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