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Mueller matrix differential decomposition for direction reversal: application to samples measured in reflection and backscattering |
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 15, pp. 14348-14353 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.014348
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Abstract
Mueller matrix differential decomposition is a novel method for analyzing the polarimetric properties of optical samples. It is performed through an eigenanalysis of the Mueller matrix and the subsequent decomposition of the corresponding differential Mueller matrix into the complete set of 16 differential matrices which characterize depolarizing anisotropic media. The method has been proposed so far only for measurements in transmission configuration. In this work the method is extended to the backward direction. The modifications of the differential matrices according to the reference system are discussed. The method is successfully applied to Mueller matrices measured in reflection and backscattering.
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OCIS Codes
(120.5410) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Polarimetry
(260.2130) Physical optics : Ellipsometry and polarimetry
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
ToC Category:
Instrumentation, Measurement, and Metrology
History
Original Manuscript: May 3, 2011
Revised Manuscript: May 31, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: May 31, 2011
Published: July 12, 2011
Citation
Noé Ortega-Quijano and José Luis Arce-Diego, "Mueller matrix differential decomposition for direction reversal: application to samples measured in reflection and backscattering," Opt. Express 19, 14348-14353 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-15-14348
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