https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20100506001
Snapshot Mueller matrix polarimetry by wavelength polarization coding and application to the study of switching dynamics in a ferroelectric liquid crystal cell.
1
Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Laboratoire de
Spectrométrie et Optique Laser (E.A. 938), 6 Avenue le Gorgeu, C.S. 93837,
29238
Brest Cedex,
France
2
Université Européenne de Bretagne,
France
This paper describes a snapshot Mueller matrix polarimeter by wavelength polarization coding. This device is aimed at encoding polarization states in the spectral domain through use of a broadband source and high-order retarders. This allows one to measure a full Mueller matrix from a single spectrum whose acquisition time only depends on the detection system aperture. The theoretical fundamentals of this technique are developed prior to validation by experiments. The setup calibration is described as well as optimization and stabilization procedures. Then, it is used to study, by time-resolved Mueller matrix polarimetry, the switching dynamics in a ferroelectric liquid crystal cell.
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