Title :
Polarization state measurements of terahertz time-domain pulses
Author :
Neshat, M. ; Armitage, N.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
A method for polarization state measurements of THz pulses is presented. A calibration scheme is applied to correct for the impact of the non-idealities of the detector. Experimental results show excellent sub-degree angular accuracy with this method.
Keywords :
calibration; optical variables measurement; polarimetry; terahertz waves; THz pulses; calibration scheme; nonidealities; polarization state measurements; sub-degree angular accuracy; terahertz time-domain pulses; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Detectors; Pulse measurements; Q measurement; Rotation measurement; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
