Abstract

In this first article of a three-part series focusing on the Stokes polarimetry of optical speckle fields resolved at the individual speckle grain scale, a review of the state-of-the-art techniques for such experimental investigations is provided. An optimized experimental setup is then extensively described, which allows polarimetric Stokes measurements on such complex interference patterns to be carried out at each location of the speckle field without disturbing the wavefront. Specific calibration procedures are also described to provide an estimation of the reliable polarimetric properties of light across a resolved speckle field.

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