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  • Optical Physics
  • Interferometry
  • Metrology

Background:

  • Low coherence interferometry using optical fibers is crucial for high-resolution measurements.
  • The polarization state of light sources can impact the performance of interferometric systems.
  • Understanding factors affecting depth resolution is vital for accurate optical measurements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of polarization mismatch between sample and reference arms in fiber optic low coherence interferometry.
  • To determine how polarization mismatch influences depth resolution and point spread function (PSF) distortion.
  • To compare the impact of polarization mismatch for partially polarized versus fully polarized light sources.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized optical fiber based low coherence interferometry.
  • Varied the polarization states of the sample and reference arms.
  • Analyzed the resulting point spread function (PSF) and measured depth resolution.
  • Employed both partially and fully polarized light sources.

Main Results:

  • Polarization mismatch critically degrades depth resolution when using partially polarized light.
  • Matched polarization states yield a PSF consistent with theoretical predictions.
  • Mismatched polarization states cause significant PSF distortion, degrading depth resolution severalfold.
  • Depth resolution becomes independent of polarization mismatch when using a fully polarized light source.

Conclusions:

  • Polarization control is essential for achieving accurate depth resolution in fiber optic low coherence interferometry with partially polarized light.
  • The findings highlight the importance of polarization matching for reliable metrological applications.
  • Source polarization significantly alters the system's sensitivity to polarization mismatch.