Abstract

We demonstrate that polarization encoding provides a convenient way to realize a robust common-path interferometer for measuring both the phase and the amplitude of scattered optical fields. Moreover, for a given detector array, the design allows maximizing the interferometric visibility and, therefore, permits reaching the sensitivity limit for the field measurement. The approach is of particular interest for inefficient scattering scenarios such as subwavelength scattering.

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