Channeled spectropolarimetry using a coherent white-light continuum.
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چکیده
We carry out polarization measurements using a coherent white-light continuum as a light source for channeled spectropolarimetry. The white-light continuum, whose spectrum ranges from the UV to the IR region, is generated in Kr gas by a terawatt femtosecond laser system. The complete set of Stokes parameters from 450-700 nm are reconstructed from one spectral measurement. Also, the effectiveness of channeled spectropolarimetry using a coherent white-light continuum is experimentally demonstrated with a highly attenuating sample whose transmittance is as low as 10(-6).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 35 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010