Alternative depolarization criteria for Mueller matrices
JOSA A, Vol. 27, Issue 4, pp. 808-814 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.27.000808
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Abstract
It is shown that the currently used depolarization criteria of Gil and Bernabeu [Opt. Acta 33, 185 (1986)] and Cloude [Optik (Stuttgart) 75, 26 (1986)] may produce erroneous results when applied to a special class of Mueller matrices. Alternative criteria, based on the Lorentz singular values of the Mueller matrix, are proposed. The theory underlying the two sets of depolarization criteria is discussed and their performances on experimentally determined Mueller matrices are illustrated.
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OCIS Codes
(120.5410) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Polarimetry
(230.5440) Optical devices : Polarization-selective devices
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
ToC Category:
Instrumentation, Measurement, and Metrology
History
Original Manuscript: November 5, 2009
Revised Manuscript: February 12, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: February 15, 2010
Published: March 24, 2010
Citation
Razvigor Ossikovski, "Alternative depolarization criteria for Mueller matrices," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 27, 808-814 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-27-4-808
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