Birefringence measurement optical system and high spatial resolution polarimetric apparatus
First Claim
1. A birefringence measurement optical system comprising:
- a polarized light emission optical system emitting a light signal in a predetermined polarization state toward a target to be measured;
a polarized light detection optical system detecting the light signal from the polarized light emission optical system through the target, the light signal including birefringence information on the target which can be polarimetrically analyzed;
a photo detector converting the light signal from the polarized light detection optical system into an electric signal and detecting the electric signal; and
a light transmission path arranged between the target and the photo detector, the light transmission path taking part of light fluxes of the light signal along an axial direction of the light signal from the target at a target side thereof and transmitting the part of light fluxes from the target side toward a photo detector side thereof, the photo detector receiving the part of light fluxes including the birefringence information, which is higher in spatial resolution than all of the light fluxes. for the birefringence measurement of the target.
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Abstract
The object of the present invention is to measure the amount of birefringence of a target while enhancing spatial resolution. A birefringence measurement optical system is comprised of a Stabilized Transverse Zeeman Laser emitting laser beam in a predetermined polarization state toward a target, a halfwave plate (polarized light emission optical system), a linear polarizer (polarized light detection optical system) detecting information on the retardation, main axial direction and optical rotation angle of the target as a light signal which can be polarimetrically analyzed through the target, and a photo detector converting the light signal from the linear polarizer into an electric signal and detecting the electric signal. An optical fiber (light transmission path) taking out part of light fluxes of the light signal and optically transmitting the part of the light fluxes from the target toward the photo detector, is arranged between the photo detector and the target.
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18 Claims
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1. A birefringence measurement optical system comprising:
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a polarized light emission optical system emitting a light signal in a predetermined polarization state toward a target to be measured; a polarized light detection optical system detecting the light signal from the polarized light emission optical system through the target, the light signal including birefringence information on the target which can be polarimetrically analyzed; a photo detector converting the light signal from the polarized light detection optical system into an electric signal and detecting the electric signal; and a light transmission path arranged between the target and the photo detector, the light transmission path taking part of light fluxes of the light signal along an axial direction of the light signal from the target at a target side thereof and transmitting the part of light fluxes from the target side toward a photo detector side thereof, the photo detector receiving the part of light fluxes including the birefringence information, which is higher in spatial resolution than all of the light fluxes. for the birefringence measurement of the target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A high spatial resolution polarimetric apparatus comprising:
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a birefringence measurement optical system for measuring birefringence information of a target to be measured; and analyzing means for analyzing at least one of a retardation, an azimuth angle of a principal axis and an optical rotation angle of the target based on the birefringence Information measured by the birefringence measurement optical system, wherein the birefringence measurement optical system includes; a polarized light emission optical system emitting a light signal in a predetermined polarization state toward the target; a polarized light detection optical system detecting the light signal from the polarized light emission optical system through the target, the light signal including birefringence information on the target which can be polarimetrically analyzed; a photo detector converting the light signal from the polarized light detection optical system into an electric signal and detecting the electric signal; and a light transmission path arranged between the target and the photo detector, the light transmission path taking part of light fluxes of the light signal along an axial direction of the light signal from the target at a target side thereof and transmitting the part of light fluxes from the target side toward a photo detector side thereof, the photo detector receiving the part of light fluxes including the birefringence information, which is higher in spatial resolution than all of the light fluxes, for the birefringence measurement of the target. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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