Abstract:
A method for irradiating onto a target optical system plural linearly polarized rays having different polarization directions, and for measuring a polarization characteristic of the target optical system including a birefringence amount R and a fast axis Φ includes the steps of irradiating linearly polarized ray having a polarization direction θ onto the target optical system and obtaining a centroid amount P of the ray that has transmitted through the target optical system, and obtaining the birefringence amount R and the fast axis Φ from P=-R•cos(2θ-Φ) or P=R•cos(2θ-Φ).
Abstract:
A near-field polarized-light measurement apparatus 10 comprises a near-field probe 14, an analyzer 18, a detector 22, and an analyzer-rotating unit 20. The near-field probe 14 has at a tip thereof an opening smaller than the wavelength of light used for measurement and generates linearly polarized near-field light from the opening and irradiates a sample with the near-field light. The detector 22 detects light transmitted through the sample via the analyzer 18. The analyzer-rotating unit 20 rotates the analyzer 18 about an optical axis to vary the angle of a transmission axis thereof. And optical rotation of the sample is measured by rotating the analyzer 18 with the analyzer-rotating unit 20.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a birefringence measuring apparatus and method for measuring birefringence of a sample in a reduced time and in a simple manner. The birefringence measuring apparatus includes a light projecting unit for projecting approximately circularly polarized light upon a sample, a Stokes meter for detecting a state of polarization of light from the sample, and a calculating system for calculating birefringence of the sample on the basis of a Stokes parameter from the Stokes meter.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a polarimeter (31) and a method for measuring a light beam polarisation states. Said polarimeter comprises a prism (32) for separating the incident light beam (21) having a Stokes vector (S) into a reflected beam (22) and a transmitted beam (23), the prism not inducing any interferential effect and the transmitted beam being subjected to at least a reflection internal to the prism. The polarimeter also comprises two final separators (3, 4) for separating respectively each of the reflected beam and the transmitted beam into at least two final beams (25-28), detecting means (5-8) for measuring the intensity levels of the final beams and a processing unit (9) producing the Stokes vector of the light to be measured. Preferably, the reflections internal to the prism (32) are either total reflections, or reflections on a thick absorbing layer.
Abstract:
Anordnung, dessen Verwendung sowie Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Polarisation, des Polarisationsgrades und/oder der Leistung des in einer Glasfaser geführten Lichtes, bestehend aus einem oder mehreren, hintereinander angeordneten schrägen Faser-Bragg-Gittern. Die Faser-Bragg-Gitter koppeln dabei polarisationsabhängig aus.
Abstract:
In order to reduce polarization dependent error, the polarization state of incident light is set to at least two different states of polarization, and a first optical property is determined separately for each of said at least two states of polarization. Then, an averaging procedure is carried out in order to obtain a mean value of the first optical property or of a property derived therefrom. Alternatively, the averaging procedure can be performed with respect to a DUT property of a device under test that is determined as a function of said first optical property.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Polarimeter zur Ermittlung von Eigenschaften einer Probe über Phasenauflösung und Fourieranalyse mit einer Quelle (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) für linear polarisierte Strahlung, einer Probenkammer zur Aufnahme der Polarimeterröhre (6) für die Probe, einen Analysator (7), der am Ausgang der Probenkammer (6) angeordnet ist, der das von der Probe optisch beeinflusste Licht erhält und der kontinuierlich drehbar ist, einen Motor mit Inkrementalgeber (10) als Antrieb für den Analysator (7), einen Detektor (9) mit Linse (8), der das vom Analysator (7) ausgegebene Signal hinsichtlich Analysatorstellung und Intensitätssignal erfasst und an einen Analog-Digitalwandler (11) abgibt, der von dem Inkrementalgeber (19) getriggert wird, und einen Rechner (12), der das Ausgangssignal vom Analog-Digitalwandler (11) erhält und über eine Fourieranalyse eine Aussage über die Eigenschaften der Probe macht.
Abstract:
Anordnung, dessen Verwendung sowie Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Polarisation, des Polarisationsgrades und/oder der Leistung des in einer Glasfaser geführten Lichtes, bestehend aus einem oder mehreren, hintereinander angeordneten schrägen Faser-Bragg-Gittern. Die Faser-Bragg-Gitter koppeln dabei polarisationsabhängig aus.