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Polarization change induced by a galvanometric optical scanner

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: We study the optical properties of a two-axis galvanometric optical scanner constituted by a pair of rotating planar mirrors, focusing our attention on the transformation induced on the polarization state of the input beam. We obtain the matrix that defines the transformation of the propagation direction of the beam and the Jones matrix that defines the transformation of the polarization state. Both matrices are expressed in terms of the rotation angles of two mirrors. Finally, we calculate the parameters of the general rotation in the Poincaré sphere that describes the change in the polarization state for each mutual orientation of the mirrors.

Source: Journal of the Optical Society of America A

DOI: 10.1364/josaa.27.001946

Authors: Gabriele Anzolin, Arnaud Gardelein, Marc Jofre, Gabriel Molina-Terriza, Morgan W. Mitchell

Institution: Institute of Photonic Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2061521023

FWCI: 0.547

Cites: 24

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10