Polarization Calibration Method for Simultaneous Imaging Polarimeter Based on Off-Axis Three-Mirror

Fei Tao; Maoxin Song; Jin Hong; Xiaobing Sun; Mingchun Ling; Yuanzhen Zhang; Dapeng Kuang

doi:10.3788/AOS201838.0912005

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 38, Issue 9, 0912005(2018)

Polarization Calibration Method for Simultaneous Imaging Polarimeter Based on Off-Axis Three-Mirror

Fei Tao^1,2,3、*, Maoxin Song^1,2、*, Jin Hong^1,2、*, Xiaobing Sun^1,2, Mingchun Ling^1,2,3, Yuanzhen Zhang^1,2,3, and Dapeng Kuang^1,2

Author Affiliations

¹ Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China

² Key Laboratory of Optical Calibration and Characterization, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Hefei, Anhui 230031, China

³ University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

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Fig. 1. Schematic of polarization measurement of the simultaneous imaging polarimeter

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Fig. 2. Schematic of ideal and actual circular polarization sources

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Fig. 3. Calibration experiment site layout of simultaneous imaging polarimeter

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Fig. 4. Plots of liner polarized calibration coefficients fitting. (a) CCD1; (b) CCD2; (c) CCD3; (d) CCD4

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Table 1. Parameters of liner-polarization calibration source
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Table 1. Parameters of liner-polarization calibration source
Parameter Value
Stability of light source 0.1%
Extinction ratio of Glan-Taylor prism Better than 10⁵∶1
Degeneracy degree of the collimator Less than 0.1%
Accuracy of the rotator /(°) 0.005

Table 2. Result of liner-polarization calibration
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Table 2. Result of liner-polarization calibration
A₁ A₂ A₃
a₁₁ 0.2486 a₁₂ 0.1461 a₁₃ -0.1862
a₂₁ 0.2268 a₂₂ 0.1379 a₂₃ 0.1648
a₃₁ 0.2677 a₃₂ -0.1556 a₃₃ 0.0293
a₄₁ 0.2568 a₄₂ -0.1526 a₄₃ -0.0132

Table 3. Results of circle polarization calibration
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Table 3. Results of circle polarization calibration
Coefficient a₁₄ a₂₄ a₃₄ a₄₄
Value -0.0676 0.0419 0.1919 -0.1663

Table 4. Systematic measurement matrix for three fields of view of imaging polarimeter

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Table 4. Systematic measurement matrix for three fields of view of imaging polarimeter

FOV /(°)	A₁	A₂	A₃	A₄
0	0.2486	0.1461	-0.1862	-0.0676
	0.2268	0.1379	0.1648	0.0419
	0.2677	-0.1556	0.0293	0.1919
	0.2568	-0.1526	-0.0132	-0.1663
3	0.2249	0.1411	-0.1713	-0.0890
	0.2118	0.1397	0.1574	0.0233
	0.2921	-0.1553	0.0396	0.2264
	0.2713	-0.1489	-0.0232	-0.1608
4.25	0.2192	0.1390	-0.1652	-0.0965
	0.2063	0.1404	0.1543	0.0191
	0.2956	-0.1551	0.0440	0.2343
	0.279	-0.1474	-0.0274	-0.1569

Table 5. Validation results of polarization measurement accuracy of simultaneous imaging polarimeter

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Table 5. Validation results of polarization measurement accuracy of simultaneous imaging polarimeter

FOV /(°)	Glassangle /(°)	P	P₀	P-P₀
0	0	0.0053	0	0.0053
	28	0.0550	0.0506	0.0044
	38	0.1050	0.1008	0.0042
	45	0.1557	0.1511	0.0045
	51	0.2115	0.2066	0.0050
	55	0.2544	0.2505	0.0039
	59	0.3050	0.2999	0.0051
3	0	0.0018	0	0.0018
	28	0.0525	0.0506	0.0020
	38	0.0978	0.1008	-0.0030
	45	0.1472	0.1511	-0.0040
	51	0.2099	0.2066	0.0034
	55	0.2542	0.2505	0.0037
	59	0.3048	0.2999	0.0049
4.25	0	0.0100	0	0.0100
	28	0.0419	0.0506	-0.0086
	38	0.0919	0.1008	-0.0089
	45	0.1431	0.1511	-0.0081
	51	0.1987	0.2066	-0.0078
	55	0.2439	0.2505	-0.0066
	59	0.2947	0.2999	-0.0052

Table 6. Validation results of circular-polarization measurement accuracy of simultaneous imaging polarimeter
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Table 6. Validation results of circular-polarization measurement accuracy of simultaneous imaging polarimeter
DCOP Standard Accuracy
0.9947 1 0.0053

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Fei Tao, Maoxin Song, Jin Hong, Xiaobing Sun, Mingchun Ling, Yuanzhen Zhang, Dapeng Kuang. Polarization Calibration Method for Simultaneous Imaging Polarimeter Based on Off-Axis Three-Mirror[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2018, 38(9): 0912005

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Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

Received: Mar. 27, 2018

Accepted: Apr. 23, 2018

Published Online: May. 9, 2019

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DOI:10.3788/AOS201838.0912005

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Table 1. Parameters of liner-polarization calibration source

Table 1. Parameters of liner-polarization calibration source

Table 2. Result of liner-polarization calibration

Table 2. Result of liner-polarization calibration

Table 3. Results of circle polarization calibration

Table 3. Results of circle polarization calibration

Table 4. Systematic measurement matrix for three fields of view of imaging polarimeter

Table 4. Systematic measurement matrix for three fields of view of imaging polarimeter

Table 5. Validation results of polarization measurement accuracy of simultaneous imaging polarimeter

Table 5. Validation results of polarization measurement accuracy of simultaneous imaging polarimeter

Table 6. Validation results of circular-polarization measurement accuracy of simultaneous imaging polarimeter

Table 6. Validation results of circular-polarization measurement accuracy of simultaneous imaging polarimeter