Measuring the Stokes polarization parameters

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  • Beth Schaefer
    Georgian Court University Department of Physics, , 900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701-2697
  • Edward Collett
    Georgian Court University Department of Physics, , 900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701-2697
  • Robert Smyth
    Georgian Court University Department of Physics, , 900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701-2697
  • Daniel Barrett
    Georgian Court University Department of Physics, , 900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701-2697
  • Beth Fraher
    Georgian Court University Department of Physics, , 900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701-2697

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<jats:p>The Stokes formulation for representing polarized light is discussed along with the classical measurement method for determining the Stokes polarization parameters. The limitations of this method are noted, and we consider the rotating quarter-waveplate method, which avoids the limitations of the classical method and allows a curve fitting algorithm to be used to determine the Stokes parameters. The quarter-waveplate method is attractive because of its accuracy and simplicity and can be implemented in an undergraduate or graduate optics course with a minimum amount of equipment.</jats:p>

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