Broadband achromatic tunable polarization rotator

Suchandra Banerjee; Russell Chipman; Nathan Hagen; Yukitoshi Otani

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2019.124456

Broadband achromatic tunable polarization rotator

Suchandra Banerjee, Russell Chipman, Nathan Hagen, Yukitoshi Otani

Optical Sciences

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Abstract

We demonstrate and experimentally verify an achromatic tunable polarization rotator based on Berry phase using three non-ideal mirrors. A parallel transport matrix algorithm is used to determine polarization rotation for all linear polarization states. Using a spectroscopic Mueller matrix polarimeter, we demonstrate that the system achieves less than 0.8° of chromatic variation in circular retardance over the spectral range of 500–800 nm. We also show how to tune the circular retardance by adjusting mirror deflection angle.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	124456
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	454
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2019.124456
State	Published - Jan 1 2020

Keywords

Berry phase
Mueller matrix polarimeter
Polarization ray tracing
Polarization rotator

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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