Abstract
Phase variations occur when a circularly polarized light beam either passes through a chiral solution or is reflected from a non-absorbing material. They can be measured accurately with a circular heterodyne interferometry. These data are substituted into the special equations derived from Jones calculus. The chiral parameter and the average refractive index of a chiral solution can be estimated simultaneously in just one optical configuration. This polarimeter has the merits of both the common-path interferometer and the heterodyne interferometer. The proposed device was validated in this work.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-58 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Measurement Science and Technology |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 Jan |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Instrumentation
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Applied Mathematics