Depolarization criterion for incoherent scattering
Applied Optics, Vol. 31, Issue 18, pp. 3506-3508 (1992)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.31.003506
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Abstract
We consider the problem of establishing conditions on a given Mueller matrix that ensure that the scattered light is purely polarized independently of the incident light polarization. It is shown that physically realizable Mueller matrices can be decomposed into a nondepolarizing part and an inputindependent additive depolarizing part. The nondepolarizing part, however, is not always derivable from a Jones matrix. Applications to polarimetric optimal transmission and reception are also discussed.
© 1992 Optical Society of America
Citation
Alexander B. Kostinski, "Depolarization criterion for incoherent scattering," Appl. Opt. 31, 3506-3508 (1992)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-31-18-3506
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