Matrix Fourier optics enables a compact full-Stokes polarization camera
Abstract
Imaging the polarization of light scattered from an object provides an additional degree of freedom for gaining information from a scene. Conventional polarimeters can be bulky and usually consist of mechanically moving parts (with a polarizer and analyzer setup rotating to reveal the degree of polarization). Rubin et al. designed a metasurface-based full-Stokes compact polarization camera without conventional polarization optics and without moving parts. The results provide a simplified route for polarization imaging.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jul 05, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1126/science.aax1839
Entities
People
- Federico Capasso
- Gabriele D'Aversa
- Noah A Rubin
- Paul Chevalier
- Wei Ting Chen
- Zhujun Shi
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Harvard University
- National Science Foundation
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne