Native oxide layer effect on polarization cancellation for mirrors over the visible to near-infrared region

Suchandra Banerjee; Russell Chipman; Nathan Hagen; Yukitoshi Otani

doi:10.1515/aot-2020-0004

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Native oxide layer effect on polarization cancellation for mirrors over the visible to near-infrared region

Suchandra Banerjee , Russell Chipman , Nathan Hagen and Yukitoshi Otani

Published/Copyright: April 17, 2020

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From the journal Advanced Optical Technologies Volume 9 Issue 4

Abstract

The presence of native oxide layers on aluminum mirrors can be a nuisance for precision optical design. As the native oxide thickness varies from mirror to mirror, its effect cannot be completely canceled even in the conventional crossed fold mirror geometry. We show how this effect arises and how it can be mitigated, and provide an experimental demonstration in which the residual linear retardance and linear diattenuation are reduced to <0.14° and <0.001, respectively, over the visible and near-infra-red spectral range.

Keywords: Mueller matrix polarimeter; oxide layer; polarization; polarization ray tracing

Acknowledgment

S. Banerjee is grateful to the Ministry of Education Culture, Sports, Science and Technology—Government of Japan (MEXT) for a supporting scholarship.

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Received: 2020-01-22

Accepted: 2020-03-10

Published Online: 2020-04-17

Published in Print: 2020-09-25

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Keywords for this article

Mueller matrix polarimeter; oxide layer; polarization; polarization ray tracing