Fast and optimal broad-band Stokes/Mueller polarimeter design by the use of a genetic algorithm

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 23095-23103

  Letnes, Paul Anton ^a   Nerbø, Ingar Stian ^a   Aas, Lars Martin Sandvik ^a   Ellingsen, Pål Gunnar ^a   Kildemo, Morten ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; BIREFRINGENCE; DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NUMBER THEORY; OPTIMIZATION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

BIREFRINGENT MATERIALS; BROAD BANDS; CONDITION NUMBERS; DISPERSIVE COMPONENTS; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; INCIDENT LIGHT; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATRIX; MEASUREMENT NOISE; MOVING PARTS; MUELLER; MULTI-CHANNEL; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; POLARIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; SIMULATION RESULT; SPECTRAL DEPENDENCES; SPECTRAL RANGE; STOKES/MUELLER;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 78149398540     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.023095     Document Type: Article

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