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Polarimetric Measurement of Jones Matrix of a Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulator

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: A polarimetric experimental method was developed to determine the Jones matrix elements of transparent optical materials without sign ambiguity. A set of polarization dependent transmittance data of the samples was measured with polarizer - sample - analyzer system and another set of data was measured with polarizer - sample - quarter-wave plate - analyzer. Two data sets were compared and mathematically analyzed to obtain the correct signs of the elements of the matrix. The Jones matrix elements of a quarter-wave plate were determined to check the validity of the method. The experimentally obtained matrix elements of the quarter-wave plate were consistent with the theoretical expectations. The same method was applied to obtain the Jones matrix elements of a twisted nematic liquid crystal panel.

Source: Journal of the Optical Society of Korea

DOI: 10.3807/josk.2012.16.4.443

Authors: Tsogvoo Khos-Ochir, Purevdorj Munkhbaatar, Byung Kwan Yang, Hyun Woo Kim, Jin Seung Kim, Myung-Whun Kim

Institution: Jeonbuk National University

Language: English

Topic: Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Research Foundation, National Research Foundation of Korea

Award: G7583714489