poincare-sphere

Polarization Mathematic Simulation Library

Poincaré sphere representation of a Jones vector under the action of either a half- or a quarter-wave plate

Extract parameters of the quaternion description of an azimuthal mode from time series measurements of discrete points. Based on "Quaternion structure of azimuthal instabilities" by G. Ghirardo and M. Bothien from Physical Review Fluids (2018).

Interactive Poincare-sphere simulator for polarization optics: build a chain of waveplates, retarders, polarizers, Faraday rotators, and depolarizers and watch the Stokes vector evolve in 3D. Mueller-calculus engine, runs in the browser.

Generates MetaPost code for maps of Stokes parameter trajectories onto the Poincaré sphere.