We propose a new matrix method for calculating geometric image rotation, taking into account the effects of the geometric and dynamic phases in a nonplanar optical layout. In order to describe the propagation of light in this system, the algebra of two-dimensional Jones polarization vectors and matrices in two-dimensional space is extended to three-dimensional space. We give practical examples of nonplanar layouts of polarization nulling interferometers for application in astronomy and precision wavefront analysis.
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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 9, pp. 31–37, September, 2010.
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Tavrov, A.V., Orlov, D.A. & Vinogradov, I.I. Phase calculation for image rotation in a nonplanar polarization nulling interferometer. Meas Tech 53, 1011–1020 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-010-9612-9
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