Precision compensation for polarization anisotropies in metal reflectors

John H. Hong

doi:10.1117/1.1695565

1 June 2004 Precision compensation for polarization anisotropies in metal reflectors

John H. Hong

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 43, Issue 6, (June 2004). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1695565

Abstract

It is known that the reflection at a dielectric/metal boundary exhibits anisotropy at nonzero incidence angles. This is of concern for high-performance reflecting telescopes where the low F# can lead to a non-negligible polarization dependent amplitude and phase apodization. After calculating the phase apodization as a function of incidence angle, we describe an effective compensation technique using form birefringence.

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John H. Hong "Precision compensation for polarization anisotropies in metal reflectors," Optical Engineering 43(6), (1 June 2004). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1695565

Published: 1 June 2004

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