foueier optics课件c7 wavefront modulation讲义教材.ppt

Optical properties of nematic LC A quantitative understanding of the behavior of SLMs that operate by means of polarization effects requires the use of Jones calculus The state of polarization of a monochromatic wave with X and Y components of polarization Ux and Uy Jones vector and matrix The light passed through a linear polarization-sensitive device is described by a 2 X 2 Jones matrix If we can characterize a given device by specifying its Jones matrix, we will then be able to understand completely the effect of that device on the state of polarization of an incident wave Appendix C.3 Reflective polarization devices Light passes through a polarization element with Jones matrix L, is normally incident on a lossless mirror, reflects from the mirror, and passes a second time through the same polarization element Treatment of reflective device We wish to specify the Jones matrix for an equivalent transmissive device that will function in the same way as this reflective device We will consider only reciprocal polarization elements before the mirror For a reciprocal element, the coupling from, say, the x component of polarization to the y component of polarization on the forward pass through the device must equal the coupling from the y component back to the x component on the reverse pass Matrixes for forward and backwrd passage For a reciprocal element, the Jones matrix for backward passage of light is exactly equal to the transpose of the Jones matrix for forward passage of light Most polarization elements are reciprocal, the most important exceptions being devices that operate by the Faraday effect in the presence of a magnetic field For nonreciprocal devices, the Jones matrix for reverse propagation is identical with the Jones matrix for forward propagation Coordinates of polarization Looking towards the source and using x and y axes that form a right-hand coordinate system, with the z axis pointing in the direction of propagation Reflection converts right-