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Polarimetric stellar interferometry by use of birefringent retarders

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Abstract

We propose a polarimetric technique for a stellar interferometer that uses two birefringent retarders inserted into each arm of the interferometer. The retarders shift the interference fringes of the two orthogonal polarizations to opposite directions along an optical path difference (OPD), which enables us to measure the polarized fringe visibilities separately. Laboratory demonstrations were carried out using quartz retarders with a thickness of 1.124mm, and the separation of the interferometric fringes of ±10μm along the OPD was observed. We discuss a calibration method for the acquired fringes to obtain reliable estimations of polarized fringe visibilities. We also discuss feasibility of the proposed technique for the Mitaka optical InfraRed Array (MIRA-I.2).

© 2009 Optical Society of America

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