Standard polarization components: progress toward an optical retardance standard

Kent B. Rochford; Paul A. Williams; Allen H. Rose; I. G. Clarke; Paul D. Hale; Gordon W. Day

doi:10.1117/12.186653

14 September 1994 Standard polarization components: progress toward an optical retardance standard

Kent B. Rochford, Paul A. Williams, Allen H. Rose, I. G. Clarke, Paul D. Hale, Gordon W. Day

Proceedings Volume 2265, Polarization Analysis and Measurement II; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186653
Event: SPIE's 1994 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1994, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

NIST is developing a quarterwave linear retarder designed to have a retardance stable within 0.1 degree(s) over a variety of operational and environmental conditions. In this paper we review several design strategies and early results of this effort. These have led to a promising prototype design consisting of a double rhomb TIR retarder constructed from a low stress- optic glass. We also review several measurement methods that are used in our evaluations.

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Kent B. Rochford, Paul A. Williams, Allen H. Rose, I. G. Clarke, Paul D. Hale, and Gordon W. Day "Standard polarization components: progress toward an optical retardance standard", Proc. SPIE 2265, Polarization Analysis and Measurement II, (14 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186653

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