1 May 2002 Snapshot imaging spectropolarimeter
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We present and analyze a technique for snapshot imaging spectropolarimetry. The technique involves the combination of channeled spectropolarimetry with computed tomography imaging spectrometry (CTlS). Channeled spectropolarimetry uses sideband modulation to encode the spectral dependence of all four Stokes parameters in a single spectrum. CTIS is a snapshot imaging spectrometry method in which a computer-generated holographic disperser is employed to acquire dispersed images of the target scene, and both spatial and spectral information is reconstructed using the mathematics of computed tomography. The combination of these techniques provides the basis for a snapshot imaging complete Stokes spectropolarimeter that can be implemented with no moving parts. We review design considerations for the spectropolarimeter and present preliminary simulation results.
©(2002) Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Derek S. Sabatke, Ann M. Locke, Eustace L. Dereniak, Michael R. Descour, John Phillips Garcia, Thomas K. Hamilton, and Robert W. McMillan "Snapshot imaging spectropolarimeter," Optical Engineering 41(5), (1 May 2002). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1467934
Published: 1 May 2002
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KEYWORDS
Wave plates

Spectrometers

Polarization

Computed tomography

Modulation

Polarimetry

Staring arrays

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