Integrated circuit for measuring the polarization of light - having polarization-sensitive sensors with different polarization plane alignments as basic elements in four different alignments (1,2,3,4), - having sensory elements, each arranged so as to interact with a polarization filter to form one of the polarization-sensitive sensors as a structural unit, - wherein the polarization-sensitive filter of the polarization-sensitive sensor arranged as a structural unit has a specific extension and orientation, - wherein the polarization filter has lattice structures produced by lithographic methods in at least one production plane, - wherein the polarization-sensitive sensors of different alignment consist of a plurality of individual sensor elements arranged in a matrix, - wherein the integrated circuit contains devices configured to make a statement about the polarization of the incident light from the signals of the polarization-sensitive sensors, - wherein the basic elements with different alignments (1,2,3,4) are arranged in an 8x8 matrix, - wherein the basic elements in the first line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [1,2,3,4,2,1,4,3], in the second line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [4,3,2,1,3,4,1,2], in the third line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [3,4,1,2,4,3,2,1], in the fourth line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [2,1,4,3,1,2,3,4], in the fifth line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [4,3,2,1,3,4,1,2], in the sixth line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [1,2,3,4,2,1,4,3], in the seventh line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [2,1,4,3,1,2,3,4], and in the eighth line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [3,4,1,2,4,3,2,1]. - having polarization-sensitive sensors with different polarization plane alignments as basic elements in four different alignments (1,2,3,4), - having sensory elements, each arranged so as to interact with a polarization filter to form one of the polarization-sensitive sensors as a structural unit, - wherein the polarization-sensitive filter of the polarization-sensitive sensor arranged as a structural unit has a specific extension and orientation, - wherein the polarization filter has lattice structures produced by lithographic methods in at least one production plane, - wherein the polarization-sensitive sensors of different alignment consist of a plurality of individual sensor elements arranged in a matrix, - wherein the integrated circuit contains devices configured to make a statement about the polarization of the incident light from the signals of the polarization-sensitive sensors, - wherein the basic elements with different alignments (1,2,3,4) are arranged in an 8x8 matrix, - wherein the basic elements in the first line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [1,2,3,4,2,1,4,3], in the second line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [4,3,2,1,3,4,1,2], in the third line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [3,4,1,2,4,3,2,1], in the fourth line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [2,1,4,3,1,2,3,4], in the fifth line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [4,3,2,1,3,4,1,2], in the sixth line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [1,2,3,4,2,1,4,3], in the seventh line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [2,1,4,3,1,2,3,4], and in the eighth line of the 8x8 matrix have the arrangement [3,4,1,2,4,3,2,1].