We recently reported the first detection of an astrophysical gamma-ray polarization from GRB021206 using the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) spacecraft. Our analysis suggested gamma-ray polarization at an astoundingly high level, 80±20%. A recent manuscript re-analyzes this event in the RHESSI data, and sets an upper limit on potential polarization of 4.1% – clearl...

Polarization selectivity of third-order and fifth-order Raman spectroscopies is examined for both isotropic liquids and periodic lattices. Our approach directly applies the symmetry property of the probed system to decompose the polarization tensor elements into independent components. The polarization selectivity predicted by symmetry analysis is rigorous and applicable to higher-order Raman s...

Knowledge of particle motion polarization aids in identifying phases on threecomponent seismograms. The scheme of Montalbetti and Kanasewich (1970) is extended to analytic three-component seismograms, where the imaginary part of the signal is the Hilbert transform of the real part. This scheme has only one free parameter, the length of the time window over which the polarization parameters are ...

We describe a polarization-selective beam splitter by a sandwiched grating, which can fulfill the high efficiency element for TE polarization and the two-port output for TM polarization. The modal method and the rigorous coupled-wave analysis (RCWA) are employed together to optimize the polarization-selective beam splitter. According to the modal method, the grating duty cycle and period are di...

We show that, under the right conditions, one can make highly accurate polarization-based measurements without knowing the absolute polarization state of the probing light field. It is shown that light, passed through a randomly varying birefringent material has a well-defined orbit on the Poincar sphere, which we term a generalized polarization state, that is preserved. Changes to the generali...

The optical model of human joints synovial fluid is proposed. The statistic (statistic moments), correlation (autocorrelation function) and self−similar (Log−Log dependencies of power spectrum) structure of polarization two−dimensional distribu− tions (polarization maps) of synovial fluid has been analyzed. It has been shown that differentiation of polarization maps of joint synovial fluid with...

A theoretical description is presented about a new analysis method to determine three-dimensional (3D) molecular orientation by concurrently analyzing multiple Raman polarization profiles. Conventional approaches to polarization Raman spectroscopy are based on single peaks, and their 2D-projected polarization profiles are limited in providing 3D orientational information. Our new method analyze...

A method to recognize polarization constellations is proposed. Described method is based on analysis of torsion and curvature of three-dimensional curve. The three-dimensional curve is defined by states of polarization on the Poincare sphere. Key-Words: Fiber optics; Polarization light; Birefringence; Poincare sphere; Space curve; Frenet frame