Transformation of polarization state of light using wave plates with arbitrary phase difference

Florian Ratajczyk; Wladyslaw Artur Wozniak; Piotr Kurzynowski

doi:10.1117/12.417826

7 March 2001 Transformation of polarization state of light using wave plates with arbitrary phase difference

Florian Ratajczyk, Wladyslaw Artur Wozniak, Piotr Kurzynowski

Proceedings Volume 4356, 12th Czech-Slovak-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417826
Event: 12th Czech-Slovak-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics, 2000, Velke Losiny, Czech Republic

Abstract

The practical problem of the lack of quarterwave plate for arbitrary wavelength has been solved. It has been shown that is possible to substitute this plate with a combination of two phase plates with phase shift different from 90 degrees. Some formulae have been derived for several of the most important cases of wave plates application in measurement setup. All the formulae are valid for arbitrary phase difference of component plates.

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Florian Ratajczyk, Wladyslaw Artur Wozniak, and Piotr Kurzynowski "Transformation of polarization state of light using wave plates with arbitrary phase difference", Proc. SPIE 4356, 12th Czech-Slovak-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics, (7 March 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417826

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