In order to quickly and accurately obtain the phase retardation characteristics of LCVR at different wavelength
based on the birefrigent effect of LCVR and the relationship between Stokes vector of transmission light intensity and phase retardation
light intensity method is used to measure the phase retardation characteristics of LCVR
that is the measurement of LCVR's phase retardation characteristics converted to the measurement of the transmitted light intensity and the LCVR's driving voltage. The LCVR's phase retardation characteristic measuring system based on the Stokes vector and Muller matrix is designed
which can automatically and accurately measure the phase retardation characteristics of LCVR in real time. Furthermore
Labview software platform is used to realize the integration of system control
data processing
interface display and report generation function
and the least square method is used to fit the phase delay characteristic curve. Experimental results indicate that the measurement error of the system is less than 1%
so the system can accurately measure the phase retardation characteristics of LCVR. The system has a wide range of application prospects as it meets the demand of scientific research and industry field.
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