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Serial–parallel decompositions of Mueller matrices |
JOSA A, Vol. 30, Issue 1, pp. 32-50 (2013)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.30.000032
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Abstract
The algebraic methods for serial and parallel decompositions of Mueller matrices are combined in order to obtain a general framework for a suitable analysis of polarimetric measurements based on equivalent systems constituted by simple components. A general procedure for the parallel decomposition of a Mueller matrix into a convex sum of pure elements is presented and applied to the two canonical forms of depolarizing Mueller matrices [Ossikovski, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 27, 123 (2010).], leading to the serial–parallel decomposition of any Mueller matrix. The resultant model is consistent with the mathematical structure and the reciprocity properties of Mueller matrices.
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OCIS Codes
(260.0260) Physical optics : Physical optics
(260.2130) Physical optics : Ellipsometry and polarimetry
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
(290.5855) Scattering : Scattering, polarization
ToC Category:
Scattering
History
Original Manuscript: September 10, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: October 11, 2012
Published: December 11, 2012
Citation
José J. Gil, Ignacio San José, and Razvigor Ossikovski, "Serial–parallel decompositions of Mueller matrices," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 30, 32-50 (2013)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-30-1-32
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