• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 37, Issue 8, 0822001 (2017)
Yangming Jin1、2 and Weimin Shen1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Key Lab of Modern Optical Technologies of Education Ministry of China, College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
  • 2 Key Lab of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies of Jiangsu Province, College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS201737.0822001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yangming Jin, Weimin Shen. Effect of Optical Axis Orientation and Thickness of Crystal on Performance of Double Wedge Depolarizer[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2017, 37(8): 0822001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of double wedge depolarizer structure
    Fig. 1. Schematic of double wedge depolarizer structure
    Relationship between optical axis orientation of crystal and polarization sensitivity of optical system
    Fig. 2. Relationship between optical axis orientation of crystal and polarization sensitivity of optical system
    Relationship between wedge angle and polarization sensitivity of optical system
    Fig. 3. Relationship between wedge angle and polarization sensitivity of optical system
    Relationship between pupil diameter and polarization sensitivity of optical system
    Fig. 4. Relationship between pupil diameter and polarization sensitivity of optical system
    Polarization sensitivity curves of optical system with type II polarizer
    Fig. 5. Polarization sensitivity curves of optical system with type II polarizer
    Optical path of design example
    Fig. 6. Optical path of design example
    Polarization sensitivity of grating imaging spectrometer before using a depolarizer
    Fig. 7. Polarization sensitivity of grating imaging spectrometer before using a depolarizer
    Polarization sensitivity of grating imaging spectrometer after using a depolarizer
    Fig. 8. Polarization sensitivity of grating imaging spectrometer after using a depolarizer
    Typeθ1 /(°)θ2 /(°)Polarization sensitivity of optical system
    I±45±90,0PI=J1δδ ·cos φ1| ( T x0-T y0 ) / ( T x0+T y0 ) 100%
    II-4545PII=J1(2δ)δ ·cos( φ21 ) | ( T x0-T y0 ) / ( T x0+T y0 ) 100%
    45-45
    Table 1. Polarization sensitivities of optical systems with type I and type II depolarizers
    IndexValue
    Spectral range0.4-1.0 μm
    Fore-optics focal length67.47 mm
    Fore-optics F -number3.5
    Field6.92°
    Spectral channel128
    Sampling rate3
    Detector pixel size16 μm
    Table 2. Indexes of design example
    Yangming Jin, Weimin Shen. Effect of Optical Axis Orientation and Thickness of Crystal on Performance of Double Wedge Depolarizer[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2017, 37(8): 0822001
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