• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 7, Issue 9, 1066 (2019)
Yanmeng Dai1、†, Yuquan Zhang1、†, Youpeng Xie1, Dapeng Wang1, Xianyou Wang1, Ting Lei1, Changjun Min1、2、*, and Xiaocong Yuan1、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 2e-mail: cjmin@szu.edu.cn
  • 3e-mail: xcyuan@szu.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.7.001066 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yanmeng Dai, Yuquan Zhang, Youpeng Xie, Dapeng Wang, Xianyou Wang, Ting Lei, Changjun Min, Xiaocong Yuan. Multifunctional geometric phase optical element for high-efficiency full Stokes imaging polarimetry[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(9): 1066 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Polarization imaging finds applications in many areas, such as photoelasticity, ellipsometry, and biomedical imaging. A compact, snapshot, and high-efficiency imaging polarimeter is highly desirable for many applications. Here, based on a single multifunctional geometric phase optical element (GPOE), a new method is proposed for high-efficiency snapshot imaging polarimetry. With tailored spatially varying orientation of each anisotropic unit cell, the GPOE works highly efficiently as both a spin sorter and a half-wave plate, enabling snapshot retrieving of a full Stokes vector of incident light. The designed GPOE is implemented in the form of liquid crystal fabricated with a photo-alignment technology, and its application in imaging polarimetry is experimentally demonstrated by retrieving full Stokes parameters of a cylinder vector beam. This method can also work in the form of plasmonic or dielectric metasurfaces, enabling ultra-compact polarization detection systems by monolithic integration with other devices such as metalenses.
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    Yanmeng Dai, Yuquan Zhang, Youpeng Xie, Dapeng Wang, Xianyou Wang, Ting Lei, Changjun Min, Xiaocong Yuan. Multifunctional geometric phase optical element for high-efficiency full Stokes imaging polarimetry[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(9): 1066
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