Author Affiliations
1Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650216, China2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the measurement system
Fig. 2. Photograph of the measurement system
Fig. 3. Condition number(cond J) of Jacobian matrix for measurement system
Fig. 4. Relationship between fitting random error and azimuth angle of polarization analyzer. (a) 90° wave plate; (b) 127° wave plate
Fig. 5. Measured random power noise of light source
Fig. 6. Simulation of random error on fitting parameter errors for measurement system. (a)(b) Random error of intensity; (c)(d) random error of positioning
Fig. 7. Fitting and residual of the nonlinear response for power meter. (a)(b) Linear fitting and residual; (c)(d) nonlinear fitting and residual
Fig. 8. Measurement results of quarter wave plate sample. (a) Fitting of intensity; (b) fitting residuals of intensity in two channels; (c) sum of two channel's residual; (d) intensity change of 10 measurements
Fig. 9. Measurement results when the beam passes through the rotation center of the sample. (a) Fitting of intensity; (b) fitting residuals of intensity in two channels; (c) sum of two channel's residual; (d) intensity change of 10 measurements
Fig. 10. Correlation between residuals in the two measurement channels. (a) Before alignment; (b) after alignment
Sample | Item | I'0 /μW | g | θP /(°) | δ /(°) | θ0 /(°) | ψ /(°) |
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| Fitting result | 0.1130 | 0.9705 | 42.9691 | 88.9626 | 83.2275 | 44.9967 | | 95% confidence region | ±0.0001 | ±0.0009 | ±0.0280 | ±0.0272 | ±0.0161 | ±0.0041 | 90° wave plate | Average of 10 measurements | 0.1129 | 0.9710 | 42.9461 | 88.9843 | 83.2152 | 44.9952 | | Standard deviation of 10 measurements | 0 | 0.0004 | 0.0126 | 0.0193 | 0.0068 | 0.0035 | | Soleil compensator (repeatability: 0.36°) | — | — | — | 88.27° | — | — | | Average of 10 measurements | 0.1232 | 0.9715 | 42.9174 | 128.9571 | 12.5859 | 45.0037 | 127° wave plate | Standard deviation of 10 measurements | 0 | 0.0002 | 0.0105 | 0.0207 | 0.0051 | 0.0014 | | Soleil compensator (repeatability: 0.36°) | — | — | — | 127.89° | — | — |
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Table 1. System parameters obtained by fitting and Soleil compensation method