Nonlocal Mueller polarimetry

Chan-Ju You; Valeria Rodriguez-Fajardo; Leia Francis; Enrique J. Galvez

doi:10.1117/12.3004822

12 March 2024 Nonlocal Mueller polarimetry

Chan-Ju You, Valeria Rodriguez-Fajardo, Leia Francis, Enrique J. Galvez

Proceedings Volume 12845, Polarized Light and Optical Angular Momentum for Biomedical Diagnostics 2024; 1284509 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3004822
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2024, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We present a method to determine the Mueller matrix of a sample using polarization-entangled photon pairs. One of the photons of a pair goes through a sample and is then subject to a polarization projection measurement. The other photon, which does not go through the sample, is also subject to a polarization projection. The measured quantum correlations are equivalent to polarimetry measurements, where the initial state of the photon going through the sample is determined by the polarization projection on the entangled partner that does not go through the sample. The correspondence with the classical system is acausal because quantum measurements apply to distinct Hilbert spaces. We tested this method with standard optical elements finding excellent agreement with the expectations. Thus it can be used as an alternative to classical Mueller polarimetry for conditions that would be challenging to do otherwise.

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Chan-Ju You, Valeria Rodriguez-Fajardo, Leia Francis, and Enrique J. Galvez "Nonlocal Mueller polarimetry", Proc. SPIE 12845, Polarized Light and Optical Angular Momentum for Biomedical Diagnostics 2024, 1284509 (12 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3004822

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