Random media confer high polarization degree to unpolarized light

J. Sorrentini; M. Zerrad; G. Soriano; C. Amra

doi:10.1117/12.896731

4 October 2011 Random media confer high polarization degree to unpolarized light

J. Sorrentini, M. Zerrad, G. Soriano, C. Amra

Proceedings Volume 8171, Physical Optics; 817103 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896731
Event: SPIE Optical Systems Design, 2011, Marseille, France

Abstract

It is shown how scattering media may allow to confer high polarization degree (DOP ≈ 0.75) to an incident depolarized beam (DOP ≈ 0). The statistics of the polarization degree versus scattering directions or space location are investigated with a CCD camera at a speckle resolution. Numerical calculation and experimental data are compared and show high agreement for a sample highly inhomogeneous in the bulk. The probability density function of the DOP follows a 3u² variation.

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J. Sorrentini, M. Zerrad, G. Soriano, and C. Amra "Random media confer high polarization degree to unpolarized light", Proc. SPIE 8171, Physical Optics, 817103 (4 October 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896731

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