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Polarization Optics

A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Interaction Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 1177

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Dr. Qiang Fu

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College of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, No. 7186, Weixing Road, Chaoyang District, Changchun 130000, China
Interests: optical transmission characteristics testing; multi-dimensional optical imaging; multi-point and multi-functional space laser communication research; target polarization characteristics testing;space target polarization detection; multi-angle, multi-functional and multi-dimensional polarization imaging detection technology
Prof. Dr. Jingping Zhu

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Department of Electronics, School of Telecommunication, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Interests: information optoelectronic devices and technology; photoelectric integration technology; optical sensing technology; multi-dimensional optical imaging; target polarization characteristics testing; space target polarization detection
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Dear Colleagues,

Polarization detection has the advantages of high stability, strong anti-interference ability, and long detection distance. It has significant research potential in the fields of target identification, LIDAR, and military reconnaissance. Nowadays, with the development of polarization detection technology, it is possible to obtain the polarization state of the target and the detailed contour characteristics more effectively by using the polarization property of light, gradually replacing some old techniques. To promote this rapidly developing and significant technology area, this Special Issue aims to solicit contributions that provide effective solutions to future challenges in the field of polarization detection. The topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Optical transmission characteristics testing;
  • Multi-dimensional optical imaging;
  • Space laser communication research;
  • Target polarization characteristics testing;
  • Space target polarization detection;
  • Analysis of target surface polarization characteristics;
  • Polarization imaging detection technology;
  • Establishment of target surface polarization characteristics model.

Dr. Qiang Fu
Prof. Dr. Jingping Zhu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • optical transmission characteristics
  • optical imaging
  • laser communication
  • target polarization characteristics
  • polarization detection
  • polarization characteristics
  • polarization imaging
  • polarization characteristics model

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Spatially Resolved, Real-Time Polarization Measurement Using Artificial Birefringent Metallic Elements
by Stefan Belle, Stefan Kefer and Ralf Hellmann
Photonics 2024, 11(5), 397; https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11050397 - 24 Apr 2024
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Polarization states define a fundamental property in optics. Consequently, polarization state characterization is essential in many areas of both field industrial applications and scientific research. However, a full identification of space-variant Stokes parameters faces great challenges, like multiple power measurements. In this contribution, [...] Read more.
Polarization states define a fundamental property in optics. Consequently, polarization state characterization is essential in many areas of both field industrial applications and scientific research. However, a full identification of space-variant Stokes parameters faces great challenges, like multiple power measurements. In this contribution, we present a spatially resolved polarization measurement using artificial birefringent metallic elements, the so-called hollow waveguides. Differently oriented and space-variant hollow waveguide arrays, a stationary analyzer and a CMOS camera form the basis of the experimental setup for one single spatially resolved power measurement. From this power measurement, the Stokes parameters can be calculated in quasi-real-time, with a spatial resolution down to 50 μm in square. The dimensions of the individual hollow waveguides, which are less than or equal to the employed wavelength, determine the spectral range, here in the near infrared around λ = 1550 nm. This method allows for the rapid and compact determination of spatially resolved Stokes parameters, which is experimentally confirmed using defined wave plates, as well as an undefined injection-molded polymer substrate. Full article
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Revisiting Poincaré Sphere and Pauli Algebra in Polarization Optics
by Tiberiu Tudor and Gabriel Voitcu
Photonics 2024, 11(4), 379; https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11040379 - 17 Apr 2024
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We present one of the main lines of development of Poincaré sphere representation in polarization optics, by using largely some of our contributions in the field. We refer to the action of deterministic devices, specifically the diattenuators, on the partial polarized light. On [...] Read more.
We present one of the main lines of development of Poincaré sphere representation in polarization optics, by using largely some of our contributions in the field. We refer to the action of deterministic devices, specifically the diattenuators, on the partial polarized light. On one hand, we emphasize the intimate connection between the Pauli algebraic analysis and the Poincaré ball representation of this interaction. On the other hand, we bring to the foreground the close similarity between the law of composition of the Poincaré vectors of the diattenuator and of polarized light and the law of composition of relativistic admissible velocities. These two kinds of vectors are isomorphic, and they are “imprisoned” in a sphere of finite radius, standardizable at a radius of one, i.e., Poincaré sphere. Full article
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