• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 40, Issue 9, 0912002 (2020)
Jianguo Peng1、2, Shu Yuan1、*, Zhenyu Jin1, and Kaifan Ji1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650216, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202040.0912002 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jianguo Peng, Shu Yuan, Zhenyu Jin, Kaifan Ji. Accurate Parameter Measurement of Wave Plate Based on the Dual-Beam Polarization Analyzer Configuration[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(9): 0912002 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A wave plate is commonly used for polarization measurement and polarization calibration of a large solar telescope. In this study, we developed a measurement system based on the dual-beam polarization analyzer configuration to measure the phase retardance and azimuth angle of the wave plate, and derived the corresponding mathematical model. The influence of azimuth error of the polarizer in the single beam measurement system was overcome by fitting the azimuth of the polarizer. At the same time, we analyzed the retardance range of the measuring plate, and accurately measured the wave plate used in polarization calibration and polarization measurement. Finally, we analyzed the main error sources of the system, including the power noise of the light source, position error of the rotating stage, and nonlinear response of the detector. Subsequently, we corrected the detector's nonlinear response after calibration. The measurement errors of phase retardance and azimuth angle are within 0.02° for a quarter-wave plate and a wave plate with phase retardances of 127°. The retardance and azimuth errors are less than 0.05° for the wave plates with phase retardances of 27°--145° and 215°--333°.
    Jianguo Peng, Shu Yuan, Zhenyu Jin, Kaifan Ji. Accurate Parameter Measurement of Wave Plate Based on the Dual-Beam Polarization Analyzer Configuration[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(9): 0912002
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