Near-achromatic retardance behavior of HN22 Polaroid 3.6 - 5.4 microns

A. Lompado; E. A. Sornsin; R. A. Chipman

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Near-achromatic retardance behavior of HN22 Polaroid 3.6 - 5.4 microns

A. Lompado, E. A. Sornsin, R. A. Chipman

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Abstract

Polaroid HN22, a popular sheet polarizer, has been measured to be a nearly half wave retarder in the 3.6 to 5.4 μ m spectral band with a transmittance of approximately 20%. The exact retardance value may be tuned to the range of 60° - 260° by tilting the HN22 with respect to the incident beam. The material's polarizing effects have been shown to be minimal in this waveband. Its availability, relatively large available aperture, large field of view, and low cost make HN22 an excellent candidate for use as an infrared retarder for systems operating from 3.6 to 5.4 μ m. As such, HN22 may be used for rotating the plane of polarization of an incident linearly polarized beam as well as to convert between circular polarization states.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	193-202
Number of pages	10
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	3121
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283856
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes
Event	Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Jul 30 1997 → Aug 1 1997

Keywords

Birefringence
Infrared
Mueller Matrix
Polarization
Polarizer
Retardance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Near-achromatic retardance behavior of HN22 Polaroid 3.6 - 5.4 microns

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