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Dynamically measuring the holo-information of light fields in three-dimensional space using a periodic polarization-structured light

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Spatially structured light field has attracted great attention due to its novel properties and application potential in numerous fields. Among them, the most striking one is the polarization-structured light, known as the vector beam. Here, using a periodic polarization-structured light, we propose a method to dynamically measure the holo-information of light fields, including the amplitude, phase, and polarization distributions, in three-dimensional (3D) space. The measurement system is composed of a Mach-Zender interferometer involving a liquid crystal polarized grating in the reference arm, which is simple, stable, and easy to operate. Featuring the single-shot measurement, this method supports observing the dynamic variation of object light fields. The accuracy, 3D polarimetry, and dynamic observation of this method are validated by measuring a calibrated quarter-wave plate, a vector vortex beam, a Poincaré beam, and a stressed polymethyl methacrylate sample.

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    ShuXia Qi, Sheng Liu, Lei Han, BingYan Wei, Peng Li, JinZhan Zhong, XuYue Guo & JianLin Zhao

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFA0303800), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11634010, 12074312, 61675168, 11774289, 91850118, 12074313, and 11804277), the Basic Research Plan of Natural Science in Shaanxi Province (Grant No. 2019JM-583), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 3102019JC008), and the Innovation Foundation for Doctor Dissertation of Northwestern Polytechnical University (Grant No. CX202047).

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Qi, S., Liu, S., Han, L. et al. Dynamically measuring the holo-information of light fields in three-dimensional space using a periodic polarization-structured light. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 64, 264211 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-021-1686-9

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