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View SchemaPolarization-sensitive quantum-optical coherence tomography
| Authors | Mark C. Booth, Giovanni Di Giuseppe, Bahaa E. A. Saleh, Alexander V. Sergienko, Malvin C. Teich |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0401176 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0401176 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.69.043815 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. A 69, 043815 (2004) |
Abstract
We set forth a polarization-sensitive quantum-optical coherence tomography (PS-QOCT) technique that provides axial optical sectioning with polarization-sensitive capabilities. The technique provides a means for determining information about the optical path length between isotropic reflecting surfaces, the relative magnitude of the reflectance from each interface, the birefringence of the interstitial material, and the orientation of the optical axis of the sample. PS-QOCT is immune to sample dispersion and therefore permits measurements to be made at depths greater than those accessible via ordinary optical coherence tomography. We also provide a general Jones matrix theory for analyzing PS-QOCT systems and outline an experimental procedure for carrying out such measurements.
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