Polarization change induced by a galvanometric optical scanner

Gabriele Anzolin; Arnaud Gardelein; Marc Jofre; Gabriel Molina-Terriza; Morgan W. Mitchell

doi:10.1364/JOSAA.27.001946

Polarization change induced by a galvanometric optical scanner

Gabriele Anzolin^*, Arnaud Gardelein, Marc Jofre, Gabriel Molina-Terriza, Morgan W. Mitchell

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

21 Citations (Scopus)

137 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

We study the optical properties of a two-axis galvanometric optical scanner constituted by a pair of rotating planar mirrors, focusing our attention on the transformation induced on the polarization state of the input beam. We obtain the matrix that defines the transformation of the propagation direction of the beam and the Jones matrix that defines the transformation of the polarization state. Both matrices are expressed in terms of the rotation angles of two mirrors. Finally, we calculate the parameters of the general rotation in the Poincaré sphere that describes the change in the polarization state for each mutual orientation of the mirrors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1946-1952
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
Volume	27
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.27.001946
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2010
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

This paper was published in 'Journal of the Optical Society of America A : optics and image science' and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: [http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-27-9-1946]. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.

Access to Document

10.1364/JOSAA.27.001946

Publisher version (open access).pdfFinal published version, 240 KB

Cite this

@article{3335921e964b42169f78f46a8c127524,

title = "Polarization change induced by a galvanometric optical scanner",

abstract = "We study the optical properties of a two-axis galvanometric optical scanner constituted by a pair of rotating planar mirrors, focusing our attention on the transformation induced on the polarization state of the input beam. We obtain the matrix that defines the transformation of the propagation direction of the beam and the Jones matrix that defines the transformation of the polarization state. Both matrices are expressed in terms of the rotation angles of two mirrors. Finally, we calculate the parameters of the general rotation in the Poincar{\'e} sphere that describes the change in the polarization state for each mutual orientation of the mirrors.",

author = "Gabriele Anzolin and Arnaud Gardelein and Marc Jofre and Gabriel Molina-Terriza and Mitchell, {Morgan W.}",

note = "This paper was published in 'Journal of the Optical Society of America A : optics and image science' and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: [http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-27-9-1946]. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.",

year = "2010",

month = sep,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1364/JOSAA.27.001946",

language = "English",

volume = "27",

pages = "1946--1952",

journal = "Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision",

issn = "1084-7529",

publisher = "OPTICAL SOC AMER",

number = "9",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Polarization change induced by a galvanometric optical scanner

AU - Anzolin, Gabriele

AU - Gardelein, Arnaud

AU - Jofre, Marc

AU - Molina-Terriza, Gabriel

AU - Mitchell, Morgan W.

N1 - This paper was published in 'Journal of the Optical Society of America A : optics and image science' and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: [http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-27-9-1946]. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.

PY - 2010/9/1

Y1 - 2010/9/1

N2 - We study the optical properties of a two-axis galvanometric optical scanner constituted by a pair of rotating planar mirrors, focusing our attention on the transformation induced on the polarization state of the input beam. We obtain the matrix that defines the transformation of the propagation direction of the beam and the Jones matrix that defines the transformation of the polarization state. Both matrices are expressed in terms of the rotation angles of two mirrors. Finally, we calculate the parameters of the general rotation in the Poincaré sphere that describes the change in the polarization state for each mutual orientation of the mirrors.

AB - We study the optical properties of a two-axis galvanometric optical scanner constituted by a pair of rotating planar mirrors, focusing our attention on the transformation induced on the polarization state of the input beam. We obtain the matrix that defines the transformation of the propagation direction of the beam and the Jones matrix that defines the transformation of the polarization state. Both matrices are expressed in terms of the rotation angles of two mirrors. Finally, we calculate the parameters of the general rotation in the Poincaré sphere that describes the change in the polarization state for each mutual orientation of the mirrors.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77957268674&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1364/JOSAA.27.001946

DO - 10.1364/JOSAA.27.001946

M3 - Article

C2 - 20808401

AN - SCOPUS:77957268674

SN - 1084-7529

VL - 27

SP - 1946

EP - 1952

JO - Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

JF - Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

IS - 9

ER -

Polarization change induced by a galvanometric optical scanner

Abstract

Bibliographical note

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this