Spatial resolution of polarization imaging system for illumination of arbitrary coherence

Shuang Liu, Xiaoying Hu, Weiguo Liu, Steen G. Hanson, Mitsuo Takeda, Wei Wang

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Abstract

The two-point resolution under the illumination of partially coherent light has been discussed previously and concluded that the measurement of two-point separation depends strongly upon the coherence of the illumination. However, its polarization properties that arise from the vector nature of the electromagnetic field have been ignored in previous studies. Considering multidimensional physical optical field information in the polarized imaging system, we study the spatial resolution namely separations of two points in normalized Stokes parameters based on the unified theory of polarization and coherence. Research results show that the ratio of the measured to the true separation is not equal to unity except for particular values of the actual separation. Some interesting phenomena are found, namely that two resolvable points with certain Stokes parameters will not always be resolved for other Stokes parameters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpeckle 2023
Subtitle of host publicationVIII International Conference on Speckle Metrology
EditorsWeiguo Liu, Wei Wang, Yechuan Zhu
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510674592
ISBN (Print)9781510674585
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Mar 2024
Event8th International Conference on Speckle Metrology 2023 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 18 Oct 202320 Oct 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE
Volume13070
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Speckle Metrology 2023
Abbreviated titleSpeckle 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period18/10/2320/10/23

Keywords

  • Partially coherent light
  • polarization imaging system
  • spatial resolution

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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