Title :
Variation of the Pauli matrices coefficients in a PCA system under non-desired effects for ellipsometric applications
Author :
Cubián, D. Pereda ; Diego, J. L Arce ; Frey, R.
Author_Institution :
Departamento TEISA, Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain
Abstract :
The theory of Pauli matrices decomposition is described and its application to the analysis of non-ideal devices, which display first-order effects like optical activity or dichroism, has been developed. The analysis is extended to a Polarizer-Compensator-Analyser (PCA) system for ellipsometric applications. This analysis shows that the presence of non-desired effects into the system produces a high influence on the birefringent and dichroical behaviour, represented by the coefficients of the decomposition.
Keywords :
birefringence; dichroism; ellipsometry; matrix decomposition; optical polarisers; optical rotation; Pauli matrices coefficients variation; Pauli matrices decomposition; birefringent behaviour; dichroism; ellipsometric applications; first-order effects; optical activity; polarizer-compensator-analyser system; quaternions; Attenuation; Birefringence; Calculus; Matrix decomposition; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical retarders; Phase measurement; Principal component analysis; Quaternions;
Conference_Titel :
Fibre and Optical Passive Components, 2002. Proceedings of 2002 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7556-4
DOI :
10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015824
