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  • Full Stokes imaging utilizes a rotating retarder and polarizer with a camera, analyzed for optimal measurement strategies based on various noise types.
  • The starting angle of the retarder can be autocalibrated, improving synchronization, without needing precise initial knowledge.
  • The RRDOFP setup is found to be more effective than the RRFP setup, enhancing precision and usability in polarization imaging.

Article Abstract

Full Stokes imaging can be performed with a continuously rotating retarder in front of a fixed polarizer and a standard camera (RRFP) or a division of a focal plane polarization camera (RRDOFP). We determine the optimal number and duration of intensity measurements through a cycle of the retarder for these two types of setups as a function of instrument and noise parameters. We show that this number mainly depends on the type of noise that corrupts the measurements. We also show that with these setups, the starting angle of the retarder need not be known precisely and can be autocalibrated, which facilitates synchronization of the rotating retarder with the camera. We investigate the precision and feasibility domain of this autocalibration and show the RRDOFP setup has more attractive properties compared with RRFP setup. These results are important to optimize and facilitate the operation of polarization imagers based on a rotating retarder.

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