Space-Variant Polarization Manipulation for Far-Field Polarimetry by Use of Subwavelength Dielectric Gratings

Yuri Gorodetski, Gabriel Biener, Avi Niv, Vladimir Kleiner, Erez Hasman

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Abstract

A method for polarimetric measurement that uses a discrete space-variant subwavelength dielectric grating is presented. One retrieves the polarization state by measuring the far-field intensity of a beam emerging from the grating followed by a polarizer. The analysis for a partially polarized, quasi-monochromatic beam is performed by use of the beam coherence polarization matrix along with an extended van Cittert-Zernike theorem. We experimentally demonstrate polarization measurements of both fully and partially polarized light.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2245-2247
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume30
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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