PSIM Fringe Modes Convey Full-Stokes Sensitivity Source with spectrally flat 10% DoLP 0 -6 -6 -6 1 5 5 5 7.5 9.5 11.5 6 6 6 7.5 9.5 11.5 Upper and Lower Sidebands Carrier •    Fringes are identical to double sideband amplitude modulation. • The proportion of energy in the fringes is indicative of DoP. • The proportion of energy in the sidebands relative to the carrier is indicative of AoP. • The relative amplitudes of the sidebands to each other is indicative of the ellipticity. Wavelength Wavelength P-SIM Equation n (birefringence) Crystal #2 thickness Crystal #1 thickness Fringe phase Sidebands density Carrier fringe density Arrows indicate optic axis Crystal Waveplates Polarizer To PSIM Page