OPTICOPHYSICA MEASUREMENTS: ANALYSIS OF THE ELLIPSE OF POLARIZATION BY THE SENARMONT METHOD AS THE PHASE DIFFERENCE VARIES IN THE RANGE 0-2π

摘要

An analysis of the Senarmont method is performed using Muller marches and Stokes vectors. It is proved that the traditional understanding of the Senarmont method is applicable in the case of phase differences not exceeding one-half wave. For measurements of phase differences in the range 0-2π, a preliminary identification of the rapid and slow axes of he phase pate is required. A method is presented by means of which it is possible to distinguish the axes on the basis of the direction of the rotation of the resultant plane oscillations in the case of continuous variation of the phase differences.