Berry H G, Gabrielse G, Livingston A E
Appl Opt. 1977 Dec 1;16(12):3200-5. doi: 10.1364/AO.16.003200.
We describe a measuring system for determining the state of polarization of a beam of light in terms of its Stokes parameters. The technique which can be fully automated incorporates a monochromator and single photon counting detection and can thus be applied over a large wavelength range for very weak optical signals. Fourier transformation of the data by an on-line minicomputer allows immediate calculation of the Stokes parameters. We discuss special applications to light emitted from excited atomic systems with and without cylindrical symmetry.
我们描述了一种用于根据斯托克斯参数确定光束偏振状态的测量系统。该技术可完全自动化，包括一个单色仪和单光子计数检测，因此可应用于很宽的波长范围，用于检测非常微弱的光信号。通过在线小型计算机对数据进行傅里叶变换，可以立即计算出斯托克斯参数。我们讨论了该系统在具有和不具有圆柱对称性的激发原子系统发出的光方面的特殊应用。
