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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Polarimetry
    • Magneto-Optics

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    • Magneto-optic (MO) Mueller matrix polarimetry (MMP) offers advantages like compactness and speed.
    • Inaccuracies in the polarization state generator (PSG) components degrade MMP measurement precision.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a self-calibration method for the PSG in compact MO-MMP systems.
    • To improve the overall measurement accuracy of MO-MMP by addressing PSG component errors.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a PSG self-calibration technique utilizing binary MO polarization rotators.
    • Numerical solving of PSG optical parameters and sample Mueller matrix using generated non-degenerate polarization states.
    • Integration with existing polarization state analyzer (PSA) self-calibration for complete system calibration.

    Main Results:

    • Numerical simulations show a two to three orders of magnitude reduction in phase retardance and optical axis errors.
    • Experimental results with a variable retarder demonstrated reduced Euclidean distance for retardance (0.035 to 0.033 rad) and optical axis (3.39° to 1.51°).
    • Numerical simulations validated the PSG self-calibration method's performance by isolating errors to PSG components.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed PSG self-calibration method effectively enhances the accuracy of compact MO-MMP.
    • Complete self-calibration of MO-MMP systems is achievable by combining PSG and PSA self-calibration.
    • The method significantly reduces measurement errors, making MO-MMP more reliable for various applications.