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Birefringence Analysis Using Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

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The theory for interferometric analysis of an arbitrarily oriented birefringent sample is developed. The object is placed in one of the arms of a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer. Interferograms are recorded for vertically and horizontally polarized light passing through the sample. The spatial phase information for these two cases is suitably combined through an algorithm developed for this purpose to yield the complete spatial distribution of retardance and direction of birefringence over the sample plane. The proposed method is able to measure spatial variations of birefringence from 0 to π and is targeted to measurement of low birefringence as in biological specimens. Simulation results presented validate the proposed theory. Experimental results are forthcoming.

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  1. Department of Applied Optics and Photonics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700098, India

    Santa Sircar & Ipsita Chakraborty

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  1. Research and Development Cell, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Indrani Bhattacharya

  2. University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Satyajit Chakrabarti

  3. School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom

    Haricharan Singh Reehal

  4. Optometry (Vision Science), Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan

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Sircar, S., Chakraborty, I. (2017). Birefringence Analysis Using Mach-Zehnder Interferometer. In: Bhattacharya, I., Chakrabarti, S., Reehal, H., Lakshminarayanan, V. (eds) Advances in Optical Science and Engineering. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 194. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3908-9_33

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