Effects of collection geometry variations on linear and circular polarization persistence in both isotropic-scattering and forward-scattering environments

van der Laan, John D.; Wright, Jeremy B.; Scrymgeour, David A.; Kemme, Shanalyn A.; Dereniak, Eustace L.

doi:10.1364/AO.55.009042

Title: Effects of collection geometry variations on linear and circular polarization persistence in both isotropic-scattering and forward-scattering environments

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We present simulation and experimental results showing circular polarization is more tolerant of optical collection geometry (field of view and collection area) variations than linear polarization for forward-scattering environments. Circular polarization also persists superiorly in the forward-scattering environment compared to linear polarization by maintaining its degree of polarization better through increasing optical thicknesses. In contrast, both linear and circular polarizations are susceptible to collection geometry variations for isotropic-scattering (Rayleigh regime) environments, and linear polarization maintains a small advantage in polarization persistence. Simulations and measurements are presented for laboratory-based environments of polystyrene microspheres in water. As a result, particle diameters were 0.0824 μm (for isotropic-scattering) and 1.925 μm (for forward-scattering) with an illumination wavelength of 543.5 nm.

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van der Laan, John D. ^[1]; Wright, Jeremy B. ^[1]; Scrymgeour, David A. ^[1]; Kemme, Shanalyn A. ^[1]; Dereniak, Eustace L. ^[2]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri Nov 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1333716

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1330905

Report Number(s):: SAND-2016-11729J
Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6935; APOPAI; 649260; TRN: US1700130

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Applied Optics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 55; Journal Issue: 32; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6935

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; scattering polarization; scattering; Mie theory; multiple scattering; Rayleigh; forward scattering

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                    van der Laan, John D., Wright, Jeremy B., Scrymgeour, David A., Kemme, Shanalyn A., and Dereniak, Eustace L. Effects of collection geometry variations on linear and circular polarization persistence in both isotropic-scattering and forward-scattering environments.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    van der Laan, John D., Wright, Jeremy B., Scrymgeour, David A., Kemme, Shanalyn A., & Dereniak, Eustace L. Effects of collection geometry variations on linear and circular polarization persistence in both isotropic-scattering and forward-scattering environments.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.55.009042

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                    van der Laan, John D., Wright, Jeremy B., Scrymgeour, David A., Kemme, Shanalyn A., and Dereniak, Eustace L. Fri .  
"Effects of collection geometry variations on linear and circular polarization persistence in both isotropic-scattering and forward-scattering environments".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.55.009042.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1333716.

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@article{osti_1333716,

  title        = {Effects of collection geometry variations on linear and circular polarization persistence in both isotropic-scattering and forward-scattering environments},

  author       = {van der Laan, John D. and Wright, Jeremy B. and Scrymgeour, David A. and Kemme, Shanalyn A. and Dereniak, Eustace L.},

  abstractNote = {We present simulation and experimental results showing circular polarization is more tolerant of optical collection geometry (field of view and collection area) variations than linear polarization for forward-scattering environments. Circular polarization also persists superiorly in the forward-scattering environment compared to linear polarization by maintaining its degree of polarization better through increasing optical thicknesses. In contrast, both linear and circular polarizations are susceptible to collection geometry variations for isotropic-scattering (Rayleigh regime) environments, and linear polarization maintains a small advantage in polarization persistence. Simulations and measurements are presented for laboratory-based environments of polystyrene microspheres in water. As a result, particle diameters were 0.0824 μm (for isotropic-scattering) and 1.925 μm (for forward-scattering) with an illumination wavelength of 543.5 nm.},

  doi          = {10.1364/AO.55.009042},

  journal      = {Applied Optics},

  number       = 32,

  volume       = 55,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Nov 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

  month        = {Fri Nov 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016}

}

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