Optical design of multilayer achromatic waveplate by simulated annealing algorithm

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2008

Abstract

We applied a Monte Carlo method - simulated annealing algorithm - to carry out the design of multilayer achromatic waveplate. We present solutions for three-, six- and ten-layer achromatic waveplates. The optimized retardance settings are found to be 895139±03337 and 895446±0224 for the six- and ten-layer waveplates, respectively, for a wavelength range from 1000 nm to 1800 nm. The polarimetric properties of multilayer waveplates are investigated based on several numerical experiments. In contrast to previously proposed three-layer achromatic waveplate, the fast axes of the new six- and ten-layer achromatic waveplate remain at fixed angles, independent of the wavelength. Two applications of multilayer achromatic waveplate are discussed, the general-purpose phase shifter and the birefringent filter in the Infrared Imaging Magnetograph (IRIM) system of the Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO). We also checked an experimental method to measure the retardance of waveplates.

Identifier

46749106346 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1088/1009-9271/8/3/12

ISSN

10099271

First Page

349

Last Page

361

Issue

3

Volume

8

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