• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 38, Issue 11, 1131001 (2018)
Weibo Duan*, Daqi Li, Baojian Liu, Deming Yu, Gang Chen, and Dingquan Liu
Author Affiliations
  • Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
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    Weibo Duan, Daqi Li, Baojian Liu, Deming Yu, Gang Chen, Dingquan Liu. Effect of Spatial Atomic Oxygen on Polarization Contrast of Polarization-Maintaining Mirror[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2018, 38(11): 1131001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Four paths of linear polarized lights for polarization encoding
    Fig. 1. Four paths of linear polarized lights for polarization encoding
    Structural diagram of polarization-maintaining mirror
    Fig. 2. Structural diagram of polarization-maintaining mirror
    Reflectance spectrum of polarization-maintaining mirror
    Fig. 3. Reflectance spectrum of polarization-maintaining mirror
    Reflectance spectra of s-polarized and p-polarized lights
    Fig. 4. Reflectance spectra of s-polarized and p-polarized lights
    Reflection phase of polarization-maintaining mirror
    Fig. 5. Reflection phase of polarization-maintaining mirror
    Measured spectral curve of polarization-maintaining mirror
    Fig. 6. Measured spectral curve of polarization-maintaining mirror
    Test curve of polarization sensitivity
    Fig. 7. Test curve of polarization sensitivity
    Schematic of polarization contrast measurement system
    Fig. 8. Schematic of polarization contrast measurement system
    Polarization directionMaximum power /mWMinimum power /μWCERΔ /(°)
    H10.290.47218900.77
    V18.350.95193200.82
    +45°12.850.80160600.90
    -45°15.000.82182910.85
    Table 1. Test result of polarization contrast of polarization-maintaining mirror at 810 nm
    Polarization directionMaximum power /mWMinimum power /μWCERΔ /(°)
    H22.410.83270000.70
    V17.350.79219620.77
    +45°9.330.68137200.98
    -45°10.640.99107471.11
    Table 2. Test result of polarization contrast of polarization-maintaining mirror at 850 nm
    Experiment conditionPolarization direction
    HV+45°-45°
    CERΔ /(°)CERΔ /(°)CERΔ /(°)CERΔ /(°)
    Before experiment218900.77193200.82160600.90182910.85
    After 6 months205660.80185500.84132001.00156670.92
    After 12 months177000.86153000.93113561.08127701.01
    After 24 months166500.89133330.9975431.3279251.29
    After 60 months129831.01111021.0955601.5449101.64
    Table 3. Test result of polarization contrast of polarization-maintaining mirror before and after experiment for simulating AO
    Weibo Duan, Daqi Li, Baojian Liu, Deming Yu, Gang Chen, Dingquan Liu. Effect of Spatial Atomic Oxygen on Polarization Contrast of Polarization-Maintaining Mirror[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2018, 38(11): 1131001
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