Design of precise ultraviolet imaging polarimeters that rely on in situ calibration

Laurence J. November

doi:10.1117/12.168580

15 February 1994 Design of precise ultraviolet imaging polarimeters that rely on in-situ calibration

Laurence J. November

Proceedings Volume 2010, X-Ray and Ultraviolet Polarimetry; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168580
Event: SPIE's 1993 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1993, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A telescope design based upon oblique reflections can give an efficient UV, EUV, or X-ray imaging complete-Stokes polarimeter. Oblique reflections from mirror surfaces can be efficient giving both retardation and polarization-analyzing effects. In situ methods using a linearly polarized source can determine the Jones matrix for the optical system uniquely. Rotation of the purely polarized source provides a direct method for calibrating any nondepolarizing optical system to high accuracy.

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Laurence J. November "Design of precise ultraviolet imaging polarimeters that rely on in-situ calibration", Proc. SPIE 2010, X-Ray and Ultraviolet Polarimetry, (15 February 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168580

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