Reflective Mueller Microscope with Polarization Camera and Liquid Crystal Hybrid

Xiang Ma; Zhe Zhao; Jinxian Wu; Xiaolin Wei; Yanqiu Li

doi:10.3788/AOS250481

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 10, 1018002(2025)

Reflective Mueller Microscope with Polarization Camera and Liquid Crystal Hybrid

Xiang Ma^1,2, Zhe Zhao¹, Jinxian Wu¹, Xiaolin Wei¹, and Yanqiu Li^1,2、*

Author Affiliations

¹School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China

²School of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China

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Fig. 1. Schematic of experimental instrument

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Fig. 2. Condition number map of $A_{P S A}^{'}$ . (a) Minimum condition number under different azimuths $θ_{3}$ of LCVR 3; (b) condition number under different retardance values $δ_{3}$ and $δ_{4}$ when $θ_{3}$ is 37.9°

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Fig. 3. Muller matrix image of sample. (a) Mirror; (b) polarizer azimuth of 0° on mirror; (c) polarizer azimuth of 90° on mirror; (d) 1/8 wave plate azimuth of 30° on mirror

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Fig. 4. Measured retardance of wave plate on mirror during 1-h measurement

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Fig. 5. Measurement results of bovine tendon. (a)‒(c) Bovine tendon Mueller matrix images; (d)‒(f) retardance images; (g)‒(i) depolarization images

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Table 1. Optimized values of $δ_{1}$ and $δ_{2}$
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Table 1. Optimized values of $δ_{1}$ and $δ_{2}$
Step number $δ_{1}$ $δ_{2}$
1 81.30° 222.72°
2 217.60° 293.40°
3 100.29° 331.81°
4 35.76° 82.39°

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Xiang Ma, Zhe Zhao, Jinxian Wu, Xiaolin Wei, Yanqiu Li. Reflective Mueller Microscope with Polarization Camera and Liquid Crystal Hybrid[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2025, 45(10): 1018002

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