A Four-Channel Polarimeter to Measure Nanosecond Laser Pulses,

Abstract

A four-channel polarimeter can be used to determine the polarization characteristics of optical components, systems, and other related phenomena. While the primary purpose of the four-channel configuration is to measure the four Stokes polarization parameters in a nanosecond duration, there is an additional benefit to the design. This is shown by illuminating an optical system with right circularly polarized light or linearly +45 deg polarized light. Each of the measured Stokes parameters is then equal to one of the unknown A, B, C, D matrix elements. In many situations of military interest this property could be invaluable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056423

Entities

People

  • Edward Collett

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Brushless Dc Motors
  • Calculators
  • Compensators
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Equations
  • Laser Pulses
  • Measurement
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Phase Shift
  • Polarimeters
  • Polarization
  • Polarizers
  • Radiation
  • Warfare
  • Waveplates

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy