We present new H -band scattered light images of the HD 32297 edge-on debris disk obtained with the Gemini Planet Imager ( GPI ) .
The disk is detected in total and polarized intensity down to a projected angular separation of 0 \farcs 15 , or 20 au .
On the other hand , the large scale swept-back halo remains undetected , likely a consequence of its markedly blue color relative to the parent body belt .
We analyze the curvature of the disk spine and estimate a radius of \approx 100 au for the parent body belt , smaller than past scattered light studies but consistent with thermal emission maps of the system .
We employ three different flux-preserving post-processing methods to suppress the residual starlight and evaluate the surface brightness and polarization profile along the disk spine .
Unlike past studies of the system , our high fidelity images reveal the disk to be highly symmetric and devoid of morphological and surface brightness perturbations .
We find the dust scattering properties of the system to be consistent with those observed in other debris disks , with the exception of HR 4796 .
Finally , we find no direct evidence for the presence of a planetary-mass object in the system .