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EPJ Web of Conferences

Vol. 5 (2010)
API'09 - First NanoCharM Workshop on Advanced Polarimetric Instrumentation

Presentation p. 1
Published online: 2 June 2010

Editorial
Workshop on advanced polarimetric instrumentation: API’09 - Preface of the workshop 00001
E. Garcia-Caurel
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100500001
Abstract | PDF (30.69 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- Imaging polarimetry

High-speed imaging polarimetry using liquid crystal modulators 01001
L. Bigué, A. Foulonneau, A. Jaulin, L. Gendre and P. Ambs
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100501001
Abstract | PDF (31.62 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Confocal polarimeter for the living human retina 01002
D. Lara and C. Paterson
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100501002
Abstract | PDF (33.60 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Imaging polarimetry for the determination of stress constraint in transparent solids 01003
M. Richert, X. Orlik and A. De Martino
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100501003
Abstract | PDF (3.717 MB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

System and method for partial LCVR Stokes polarimeter thermal drift compensation 01004
P. Terrier, J.M. Charbois and V. Devlaminck
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100501004
Abstract | PDF (32.80 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Compact and robust linear Stokes polarization camera 01005
M. Vedel, N. Lechocinski and S. Breugnot
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100501005
Abstract | PDF (1.531 MB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- Scatterometry and metrology of small particles

Ellipsometric light scattering to probe the interface of colloids - current applications and future challenges 02001
A. Erbe and R. Sigel
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100502001
Abstract | PDF (165.3 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Characterization of photonic structures using visible and infrared polarimetry 02002
J. Ferré-Borrull, E. Garcia-Caurel, S.M. Olaizola, Z. Kral, J. Pallarès and L.F. Marsal
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100502002
Abstract | PDF (34.75 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Profile characterization of diffraction gratings using angle-resolved polarimetric measurements 02003
M. Foldyna, A. De Martino, C. Licitra, J. Foucher and S. Ben Hatit
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100502003
Abstract | PDF (691.2 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Establishing traceability of scatterometry to the SI meter 02004
P-E. Hansen and L. Nielsen
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100502004
Abstract | PDF (31.11 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Experimental light scattering by small particles in Amsterdam and Granada 02005
O. Muñoz, J. Hovenier, F. Moreno, D. Guirado and H. Volten
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100502005
Abstract | PDF (1.296 MB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Heterodyne polarimetry technology for inspection of critical dimensions 02006
V. Protopopov
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100502006
Abstract | PDF (31.21 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Spectral and angular distribution of light scattered from the elytra of two carabid beetle species 02007
X. Wu, A. Erbe, H. Fabritius and D. Raabe
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100502007
Abstract | PDF (32.12 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- Measurement of circular dichroism and birefringence

Measurement of the optical activity of anisotropic samples by transmission Mueller matrix ellipsometry 03001
O. Arteaga and A. Canillas
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100503001
Abstract | PDF (1.234 MB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Transient vibrational circular dichroism spectrometer: technical development 03002
M. Bonmarin and J. Helbing
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100503002
Abstract | PDF (32.23 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Time-resolved circular dichroism: Application to the study of conformal changes in biomolecules 03003
F. Hache
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100503003
Abstract | PDF (384.2 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Vibrational chiral spectroscopy with femtosecond laser pulses 03004
J. Helbing and M. Bonmarin
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100503004
Abstract | PDF (1.565 MB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Mueller-matrix ellipsometry studies of optically active structures in scarab beetles 03005
K. Järrendahl, J. Landin and H. Arwin
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100503005
Abstract | PDF (32.72 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- Mueller matrix algebra and data analysis

Polarimetry of light scattered by surface roughness and textured films and periodic structures in nanotechnologies: a new challenge in instrumentation and modeling 04001
F. Ferrieu.
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100504001
Abstract | PDF (1.046 MB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Parallel decompositions of Mueller matrices and polarimetric subtraction 04002
J.J. Gil
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100504002
Abstract | PDF (93.13 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Comparative study of the best achievable contrast in scalar, Stokes and Mueller images 04003
F. Goudail, A. Bénière, M. Alouini and D. Dolfi
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100504003
Abstract | PDF (90.22 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Characterization of inclined GaSb nanopillars by angle resolved Mueller polarimetry 04004
I.S. Nerbø, M. Foldyna, M. Kildemo, A. De Martino, S. Le Roy and E. Søndergård
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100504004
Abstract | PDF (176.3 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Decomposition and interpretation of Mueller matrices 04005
R. Ossikovski
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100504005
Abstract | PDF (30.03 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Polar decomposition of Mueller matrices for 2D-structured surfaces 04006
J.M. Sanza, P. Albella, F. González, J.M. Saiz and F. Moreno
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100504006
Abstract | PDF (440.1 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Eigenview on Jones matrix models of homogeneous anisotropic media 04007
S. Savenkov
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100504007
Abstract | PDF (91.36 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

On the noise and physical realizability of experimental polarimetric images 04008
Y. Takakura, J. El Sayed Ahmed, M.P. Stoll and J. Zallat
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100504008
Abstract | PDF (28.30 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Imaging polarimetry in the LWIR with microgrid polarimeters 04009
J.S. Tyo
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100504009
Abstract | PDF (528.5 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Bayesian data reduction approaches in polarization imaging 04010
J. Zallat, Y. Gaudeau, C. Heinrich and S. Faisan
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100504010
Abstract | PDF (34.33 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- Radar and astronomical polarimetry

The Galway astronomical Stokes polarimeter: optical development 05001
P. Collins, M. Redfern, A. Shearer and B. Sheehan
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100505001
Abstract | PDF (38.31 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

The IMaX polarimeter for the solar telescope SUNRISE of the NASA long duration balloon program 05002
A. Alvarez-Herrero, V. Martínez-Pillet, J.C. del Toro Iniesta, V. Domingo and the IMaX team
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100505002
Abstract | PDF (2.025 MB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

GASP-Galway astronomical Stokes polarimeter 05003
G. Kyne, B. Sheehan, P. Collins, M. Redfern and A. Shearer
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100505003
Abstract | PDF (30.81 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Space-borne polarimetric SAR sensors or the golden age of radar polarimetry 05004
E. Pottier
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100505004
Abstract | PDF (34.62 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Astronomical polarimetry in the new era – applications and challenges 05005
M. Redfern
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100505005
Abstract | PDF (26.15 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

- New frontiers in polarimetry

Snapshot Mueller matrix polarimetry by wavelength polarization coding and application to the study of switching dynamics in a ferroelectric liquid crystal cell. 06001
M. Dubreuil, S. Rivet and B. Le Jeune
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100506001
Abstract | PDF (710.1 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

From polarized to polarimetric Raman spectroscopy 06002
A. Frigout, M. Richert and R. Ossikovski
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100506002
Abstract | PDF (364.2 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Fast near infra-red ferroelectric liquid crystal based Mueller matrix system for imaging and spectroscopy 06003
M. Kildemo, L.M. Sandvik Aas, P.G. Ellingsen and M. Lindgren
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100506003
Abstract | PDF (26.26 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Analysis of LCoS displays performance in diffractive optics 06004
A. Lizana, L. Lobato, C. Iemmi, A. Márquez, I. Moreno, J. Campos and M.J. Yzuel
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100506004
Abstract | PDF (1.107 MB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Multiplexed optical data storage and vectorial ray tracing 06005
C.A. Macías Romero, A.S. Van de Nes, M.R. Foreman, P. Munro and P. Török
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100506005
Abstract | PDF (205.8 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Programmable liquid crystal waveplate polarization gratings as elements for polarimetric and interference applications 06006
I. Moreno and J.A. Davis
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100506006
Abstract | PDF (717.6 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Polarization measurements through a standard single mode fiber for imaging and remote characterization 06007
J. Desroches, D. Pagnoux, A. Barthélémy and F. Louradour
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100506007
Abstract | PDF (1.266 MB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Analysis, optimization and implementation of a variable retardance based polarimeter 06008
A. Peinado, A. Lizana, J. Vidal, C. Iemmi, A. Márquez, I. Moreno and J. Campos
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100506008
Abstract | PDF (780.4 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Far-field method for the characterisation of three-dimensional fields: vectorial polarimetry 06009
O. Rodríguez, D. Lara and C. Dainty
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100506009
Abstract | PDF (34.34 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service

Advances in polarization sensitive multiphoton nano-bio-imaging 06010
D. Chauvat, B. Hajj, H. Mojzisova, D. Oron, H. Sung, S. Winter, M. Zielinski and J. Zyss
Published online: 2 June 2010
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100506010
Abstract | PDF (36.70 KB) | NASA ADS Abstract Service