Design of Depolarizers for Space-Borne Instruments by Birefringent Polarization Ray Tracing

Stephen C. McClain; Russell A. Chipman

doi:10.1364/IODC.1994.DMTSG.65

International Optical Design Conference
Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 1994),
paper DMTSG.65
•https://doi.org/10.1364/IODC.1994.DMTSG.65

Design of Depolarizers for Space-Borne Instruments by Birefringent Polarization Ray Tracing

Stephen C. McClain and Russell A. Chipman

International Optical Design Conference 1994

New York United States
6–9 June 1994
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Design Methods, Theory, and Software - General (DMTSG)

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S. C. McClain and R. A. Chipman, "Design of Depolarizers for Space-Borne Instruments by Birefringent Polarization Ray Tracing," in International Optical Design Conference, Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 1994), paper DMTSG.65.

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Abstract

Depolarizers have been designed using birefringent ray tracing. Their purpose is to increase the radiometric accuracy of space-borne instruments, such as radiometers and spectroradiometers, by reducing the linear polarization sensitivity induced by the optical system.

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