Techniques for determining Stokes parameters, which fully define the polarization state of a wave, require multiple measurements, thus potentially leading to inaccuracies. Researchers now show how to simultaneously determine the parameters for visible light using periodic metal structures.
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Lepetit, T., Kanté, B. Simultaneous Stokes parameters. Nature Photon 9, 709–710 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2015.211
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