分振幅型全Stokes同时偏振成像系统波片相位延迟误差分析

分振幅型全Stokes同时偏振成像仪具有实时性好、空间分辨率高、精度高等优点,有很高的应用价值.分振幅型全Stokes同时偏振成像系统利用偏振分束器、1/2波片和1/4波片将入射光Stokes矢量调制在4幅图像中,可解析入射光Stokes矢量. 1/2波片和1/4波片的相位延迟误差对Stokes矢量测量精度有着不可忽略的影响.建立了包含上述两种误差的Stokes矢量测量误差方程,分析了1/2波片和1/4波片相位延迟耦合误差对自然光、0°/45°线偏光、左旋圆偏光等典型基态入射光的Stokes矢量测量误差的影响,推导了任意偏振态的Stokes矢量测量误差的表征方法.在邦加球球面和球内选取不同偏振度的Stokes矢量作为入射光进行仿真.结果表明, Stokes矢量测量误差和偏振度测量误差均随着入射光偏振度的增大而增大.选取入射光偏振度为1时的偏振测量精度评估系统.为满足2%的偏振测量精度, 1/2波片相位延迟误差应在±1.6°内, 1/4波片相位延迟误差应在±0.5°内.这对提高系统的偏振测量精度具有重要意义,为系统设计和研制提供了重要的理论指导.     

基于声光滤光和液晶相位调谐的高光谱全偏振成像新技术

为了获取高光谱分辨率、高空间分辨率、高偏振精度、高信噪比和稳定性好的全部Stokes参量光谱图像, 考虑到声光可调谐滤光器(acousto-optical tunable filter, AOTF)的±1级衍射光的正交特性, 提出用一个AOTF滤光, 一个液晶可变延迟器(liquid crystal variable retarder, LCVR)进行相位调制和两个CCD相机分别对±1级衍射光成像的高光谱全偏振成像新技术. 从所采用的光学元件的穆勒矩阵出发, 阐述了该技术的基本工作原理; 理论分析表明, LCVR不但不会影响到第一个Stokes参量的探测精度, 而且后3个Stokes参量的相对误差分别优于0.064%, 0.31%和3.97%; 利用原理样机获取了450–700 nm、光谱带宽为10 nm的26个光谱通道的图像数据, 成像质量良好; 以工作波长为600 nm的入射光为例, 对其全部Stokes参量图像进行了具体分析讨论. 结果表明, 该新技术原理正确, 方案可行. 该研究可为光谱偏振成像技术提供新的理论和实现方案.     

Effect of scattering anisotropy and material optical anisotropy of oriented fiber layers on the transmitted light polarization

The effect of polarization-dependent attenuation and birefringence of media composed of oriented fibers on the transmitted light polarization has been experimentally investigated in the visible and IR regions using the polarimetric technique based on the rotational-invariant representation. A comparison of the experimental results obtained for structures composed of layers of oriented glass and 30-μm polypropylene fibers suggests that the contributions of the polarization-dependent attenuation and birefringence of the medium to the transmitted-light polarization parameters can be differentiated. For rat-skin tissue samples, the contribution of the polarization-dependent attenuation to the polarization parameters in the visible and near-IR spectral regions is negligible.     

The moon as a cosmic source of linearly polarized radio emission

We analyze parameters of the partially linearly polarized thermal radio emission from the Moon taking the effects of radiative heat transfer and surface roughness into account. The distributions of the Stokes parameters I, Q, and U over the visible lunar disk are considered. The polarization parameters of the integral radio emission as functions of the frequency and the Moon phase are obtained by integrating the Q and U distributions. We consider the possibility of using the Moon as a reference source of partially linearly polarized radiation for space-borne and ground-based projects aimed at studying polarization of the Galactic radio emission and the cosmic microwave background. __________ Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 50, No. 7, pp. 593–606, July 2007.     

静态调制的光谱偏振成像系统

针对传统光谱偏振成像系统普遍存在的系统结构复杂、需要动态调制、光通量低等问题,提出一种基于静态调制的光谱偏振成像系统,将静态调制偏振探测方法与Savart偏光镜干涉成像原理相结合,可在成像过程中实时获取目标的光谱信息和全部四个Stokes偏振信息。与传统系统相比较,该系统具有无运动部件、无需动态电控调制、没狭缝限制、光通量大等优点。介绍了系统组成和基本原理,搭建了实验装置,实验装置包括二次成像光学系统、偏振调制模块、干涉成像模块、CCD图像采集及数据处理模块等,成像谱段范围为可见光近红外(480~950 nm)。利用实验装置对白板、飞机玩具模型进行了成像实验,验证了该系统的光谱偏振成像数据获取能力。对静态调制的偏振测量精度进行了验证,偏振测量统计误差小于5%。实验结果验证了系统原理的正确性和可行性,获取的光谱偏振成像数据在目标识别、目标分类、遥感探测等方面具有较高的应用价值。     

Parameters characterizing electromagnetic wave polarization

In this paper, generalizations of the Stokes parameters and alternative characterizations of three-dimensional (3D) time-varying electromagnetic fields is introduced. One of these characteristics is the normal of the polarization plane, which, in many cases of interest, is parallel (or antiparallel) to the direction of propagation. Others are the two spectral density Stokes parameters which describe spectral intensity and circular polarization. The analysis is based on the spectral density tensor. This tensor is expanded in a base composed of the generators of the SU(3) symmetry group, as given by Gell-Mann and Y. Ne'eman [The Eight-fold Way (Benjamin, New York, 1964)] and the coefficients of this expansion are identified as generalized spectral density polarization parameters. The generators have the advantage that they obey the same algebra as the Pauli spin matrices, which is the base for expanding the 2D spectral density tensor with the Stokes parameters as coefficients. The polarization parameters introduced are formulated in the frequency domain, thereby further generalizing the theory to allow for wide-band electromagnetic waves in contrast to the traditional quasi-monochromatic formulation.     

On the problem of polarization characteristics of radio waves in a randomly inhomogeneous magnetoactive plasma

Expressions for the Stokes parameters when radio waves propagate in a turbulent magnetoactive plasma have been obtained using a refractive scattering method. The problem of the spatial coherence of polarized radiation is considered. Expressions for the correlation functions and fluctuation dispersions of the Stokes parameters are found in the case of saturated wave field fluctuation. It is shown that the fluctuation of the circular polarized component will be observed in the received radiation even if the circular polarization is absent in the radiation that is incident on the magnetoactive plasma slab. A method is proposed to define the preference orientation of the magnetic field in the inhomogeneous layer of space plasma, which is biased on the simultaneous measurement of the space correlation functions of the I, V Stokes parameter fluctuation and Faraday rotation of the radiation polarization plane from the source with known polarization characteristics.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 39, No. 8, pp. 1007–1013, August, 1996.This work was supported in part by the Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research under Project No. 96-02-18632.     

Dependence of extinction cross-section on incident polarization state and particle orientation

This note reports on the effects of the polarization state of an incident quasi-monochromatic parallel beam of radiation and the orientation of a hexagonal ice particle with respect to the incident direction on the extinction process. When the incident beam is aligned with the six-fold rotational symmetry axis, the extinction is independent of the polarization state of the incident light. For other orientations, the extinction cross-section for linearly polarized light can be either larger or smaller than its counterpart for an unpolarized incident beam. Therefore, the attenuation of a quasi-monochromatic radiation beam by an ice cloud depends on the polarization state of the beam if ice crystals within the cloud are not randomly oriented. Furthermore, a case study of the extinction of light by a quartz particle is also presented to illustrate the dependence of the extinction cross-section on the polarization state of the incident light.     

弹光调制型成像光谱偏振仪中的高精度偏振信息探测研究

提出了一种基于三弹光调制器的差频偏振调制方法, 并结合声光可调谐滤波技术构成了新型弹光调制型成像光谱偏振探测仪(photo-elastic modulator-based imaging spectro-polarimeter, PEM-ISP). 介绍了PEM-ISP及三弹光差频偏振调制方法的基本工作原理, 并从PEM-ISP的探测原理出发, 通过分析和计算PEM-ISP的Mueller矩阵, 推导出了相应的偏振测量公式; 通过仿真及实验验证了三弹光差频偏振调制方法的可行性和准确性; 最后分析了探测积分步长、采样间隔的选取对偏振测量的影响, 对入射视场角、相位延迟幅值等因素所带来的测量误差进行了初步分析. 结果表明, 1%的相位延迟量误差带来的线偏振度DoLP误差 <0.6%. 本研究为新型PEM-ISP的遥感探测以及Stokes参量的反演的进一步工程化实现提供了必要的理论依据. 关键词： 偏振调制 三弹光调制器 差频 成像光谱偏振仪     

Space-variant polarization manipulation for far-field polarimetry by use of subwavelength dielectric gratings

A method for polarimetric measurement that uses a discrete space-variant subwavelength dielectric grating is presented. One retrieves the polarization state by measuring the far-field intensity of a beam emerging from the grating followed by a polarizer. The analysis for a partially polarized, quasi-monochromatic beam is performed by use of the beam coherence polarization matrix along with an extended van Cittert-Zernike theorem. We experimentally demonstrate polarization measurements of both fully and partially polarized light.     

高光谱偏振成像全Stokes参量获取新方法

考虑到现有Stokes参量获取方法测量速度慢、测量精度低、系统结构复杂等特点,提出了一种基于双液晶可调相位延迟器(liquid crystal variable retarder,LCVR)和声光可调滤波器(acousto-optic tunable filter,AOTF)的光谱偏振成像系统中全Stokes参量的新获取方法。从AOTF和LCVR的工作原理出发,介绍了系统的基本探测原理;根据偏振分析提出了快速获取全Stokes参量的新方法--该方法选取四个固定的LCVR控制电压,同时控制两个相同的LCVR对光波进行相位调制,得到四组(八个)两两相同的相位延迟量即可求得Stokes参量。此外,设计了能够稳定输出均方根为0~+8.72 V连续可调方波的LCVR控制器,并对其进行定标,实现了不同波长下光波的精确调制。搭建实验样机,以偏振方向分别为0°,90°和45°的三个偏振片P₁,P₂,P₃作为偏振测量目标,测得了波长为632 nm时的全Stokes参量图;以画有夹角为30°的红色、绿色、蓝色三色线条的实验板作为光谱测量目标,对400～750 nm光谱范围的71个通道(光谱带宽为5 nm)进行光谱成像,得到了与红色、绿色和蓝色的分析谱段范围相一致的光谱曲线。结果表明,该系统不仅可以快速准确地获取全部Stokes参量,而且系统结构简单、成像质量良好。     

Real-time analysis of partially polarized light with a space-variant subwavelength dielectric grating

A novel method for real-time polarization measurement is presented. The method is based on a space-variant wave plate that we realized as a computer-generated space-variant subwavelength dielectric grating. The Stokes parameters of the incident beam are determined by Fourier analysis of the space-variant intensity transmitted through the grating and an analyzer. We discuss the design and realization of such wave plates and demonstrate our technique with polarization measurements of both polarized and partially polarized CO(2)-laser radiation at a wavelength of 10.6 mum.     

Polarization properties of porous gold and silver films

Using the method of polarization modulation of electromagnetic radiation and the Kretschmann geometry, we perform comparative studies of surface plasmon resonance in porous and continuous gold and silver films. The spectral dependences of the polarization difference of the reflection coefficients of nano-composites are obtained for the first time and are supplemented by angular characteristics of this parameter. We show that these dependences characterize particular features of the optical properties related to the structure, morphology, and topology of porous films. We reveal that surface plasmon-polaritons and local plasmons in porous films can be excited both by radiation that is p polarized with respect to the plane of incidence, as is the case with continuous films, and by s polarized radiation. We demonstrate that the measurement results can yield information on the structural properties of films, such as their thickness, roughness height, degree of dispersion of nanoparticles, and so on.     

Spectroscopic polarimetry with a channeled spectrum

We describe a novel method for the spectroscopic measurement of the state of polarization (SOP) of light. A pair of thick birefringent retarders is incorporated into the spectroscopic polarimeter, so the generated channeled spectrum is composed of three quasi-cosinusoidal components carrying the information about the SOP of the light that is being measured. Fourier inversion of the channeled spectrum provides significant parameters for determination of the spectrally resolved Stokes parameters of light. No mechanically movable components for polarization control or active devices for polarization modulation are used, and all the Stokes parameters can be determined at once from only the single spectrum. The effectiveness of this method is demonstrated by the generation of elliptically polarized light whose SOP varies with wave number.     

Effect of polarization and coherence of low-intensity optical radiation on fish embryos

  We have shown that brief exposure of sturgeon embryos (fertilized roe) in the organogenesis stage to low-intensity radiation in the visible region of the spectrum can have a long-term effect on embryonic and post-embryonic development of the fish, detectable 50 days after the irradiation procedure. The biological effects (size-weight characteristics and hardiness parameters of the fish relative to unfavorable habitat conditions) induced by linearly polarized emission from a monochromatic laser source (helium-neon laser, λ = 632.8 nm, Δλ ≈ 0.02 nm) and a quasi-monochromatic light-emitting diode (LED) source (maximum in emission spectrum λ = 631 nm, Δ λ = 15 nm) are practically the same. Going to broadband linearly polarized radiation (λ = 420–800 nm) is accompanied by a decrease in the biological effect. From the results of studies of the effect on embryos from linearly polarized and unpolarized radiation from an LED source and also the effect of linearly polarized, circularly polarized, and unpolarized radiation from a helium-neon laser, we concluded that the type of polarization is of critical importance in realization of the biological effect of radiation. In this case, the maximum stimulating effect (on the size×weight characteristics and the hardiness parameters for juvenile fish) is observed on exposure to linearly polarized radiation; the photobiological effect induced in the same dose range by light with natural polarization (i.e., unpolarized) is significantly less pronounced; the stimulating effect of circularly polarized radiation occupies an intermediate position. Based on the presented data and also on data obtained previously, we conclude that among the resonant and nonresonant photophysical processes (orientational effect of light, effect of gradient forces, dipole-dipole interactions, thermooptic processes) capable of inducing photobiological effects dependent on such laser-specific characteristics as polarization and coherence, the determining influence in the processes studied in this work comes from the orientational effect of light and dipole×dipole interactions. And the orientational effect can appear for anisotropic media with liquid-crystal type ordering (especially domains in membranes and multiple-enzyme complexes) both under conditions when there is no resonant absorption and for weakly absorbing structures, and can initiate a change in their conformations and accordingly their functional characteristics. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 75, No. 6, pp. 843–858, November–December, 2008.     

Polarization-modulation spectroscopy of linear dichroism in uniaxially deformed silicon crystals

The effect of linear dichroism in uniaxially deformed samples of single-crystal silicon in the range of edge absorption is studied with the application of polarization modulation. The differential transmission spectrum representing the difference between the values of transmission for linearly polarized radiation with the polarizations that are parallel and perpendicular to the optical axis is obtained. The fine structure of the spectrum, associated with the participation of phonons in indirect optical transitions, is revealed. From the results of measurement of the integral and differential transmission characteristics, the spectral characteristic of the absorption coefficient increment is determined, in which the same specific features are found. The possibility of applying this method for investigating the band spectrum of crystals is shown.     

Stokes parameters and degree of polarization of nonparaxial stochastic electromagnetic beams

On the basis of angular spectrum representation and the stationary-phase method, far-field expressions for generalized Stokes parameters of nonparaxial stochastic electromagnetic beams are derived, which permits us to study the changes in the ordinary Stokes parameters upon propagation, and the changes in the spectral degree of polarization of partially polarized nonparaxial stochastic electromagnetic beams. It is shown that the spectral degree of polarization changes across the section on beam propagation.     

新型光谱调制偏振测量技术研究

光谱调制偏振测量技术是一种新型的偏振调制技术,通过由消色差/4波片、多级相位延迟器和偏振器组成的调制模块,能够把入射光的偏振信息调制到光波的光谱维上,得到线偏振度和线偏振角呈规律变化的正弦曲线。设计解调算法对偏振调制后的光谱进行解调,可以得到目标不同波长处的线偏振度、线偏振角、光谱及辐射信息。文中阐述了光谱调制偏振测量技术的基本原理,给出具体实现方案。设计解调算法,搭建实验平台并进行实验验证。实验结果表明该技术的正确性及实际应用的可行性。相对于传统的偏振调制方案,该方案无运动、电控部件,具有体积小、重量轻的优点,一次测量即可得到目标的偏振信息,而不是测得Stokes矢量后再经进一步计算。本研究为新型空间偏振探测遥感器的开发提供一种新的技术途径。     

径向偏振调制对聚焦光斑匀滑及偏振特性的影响

基于标量衍射理论建立了光谱色散平滑(SSD)、随机相位板(RPP)和偏振匀滑(PS)联用的光束匀滑方案数值仿真模型。以斑纹对比度和偏振度为主要评价参量,利用该模型研究了径向偏振调制的匀滑及消偏振特性。研究表明,径向偏振调制可以有效降低聚焦光斑斑纹对比度和偏振度。使用半波片拼接方式产生近似径向偏振光时,拼接单元数对匀滑及偏振特性影响较小,8片拼接的匀滑效果已与理想径向偏振光几乎一致。对比分析了径向偏振调制、正交偏振调制和双折射楔三种PS方式,结果表明,由于三种PS方式本质上的一致性,光束的匀滑及偏振特性差别较小。     

空间振幅调制光谱偏振测量技术研究

空间振幅调制光谱偏振测量技术通过由光楔、偏振片组成的调制模块,将目标的偏振信息调制到与光谱维垂直的空间维,单次测量即可同时获取目标的偏振信息和光谱信息。首先阐述空间振幅调制光谱偏振测量技术的基本原理,然后利用空间调制光谱偏振仿真软件进行理论仿真,并且给出了具体的实验研究方案,通过对比理论模拟图像和实验图像,验证实验的可靠性。以Q=0,U=1,V=0和Q=1,U=0,V=0作为入射偏振光进行实验,在波长范围500～600 nm采样10组数据,利用最小二乘法对实验输出的偏振光进行偏振解调。结果表明：解调后入射光的线偏振度与参考入射光的误差值分别小于2.5%和4%,偏振角误差值小于1.8%和2%,验证了实验和算法的可行性,并对两组复合光楔中心误差对偏振测量的影响作了简要分析,结果表明中心误差对偏振分量Q和V的测量影响较大。