Estimation precision for a normalized response matrix in linear polarization calibration

• DOI: 10.1364/ao.465538
• Publication Date: 2022-07-18T14:30:09Z
• Authors: Xinkai Li; Pengfei Miao; Lingping He; Heng Shen; Xiaodong Wang; Bowen Gong; Xingjun Gao; Bo Chen
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

The purpose of polarization calibration is to obtain the response matrix an instrument such that subsequent observation data can be corrected. precision, however, partially restricted by noise detector. We investigate precision normalized in presence signal-independent additive or signal-dependent Poisson shot noise. influences source intensity, type noise, and configuration on are analyzed. compare theoretical model experimental measurements show relative difference between two less than 16%. From this result, we use determine minimum intensity choose optimal configurations provide required precision.