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Depolarization and polarization indices of an optical system

José J. Gil, +1 more
- 01 Feb 1986 - 
- Vol. 33, Iss: 2, pp 185-189
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In this article, the authors derived the depolarization index and the direct and reciprocal polarization indices from the Mueller matrix of any optical system and used them to estimate the power of the optical system.
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The depolarization index and the direct and reciprocal polarization indices may be derived from the Mueller matrix of any optical system. These indices give direct information about the depolarizing and polarizing power of the optical system.

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Polarimetric characterization of light and media - Physical quantities involved in polarimetric phenomena

TL;DR: An objective analysis is carried out of the matricial models representing the polarimetric properties of light and material media leading to the identification and definition of their corresponding physical quantities, using the concept of the coherency matrix, which constitutes a powerful tool for analyzing and exploiting experimental and industrial polarimetry.
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Characteristic properties of Mueller matrices

TL;DR: A complete and minimum set of necessary and sufficient conditions for a real 4 x 4 matrix to be a physical Mueller matrix is obtained and an additional condition is presented to complete the set of known conditions.
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Utilization of Mueller matrix formalism to obtain optical targets depolarization and polarization properties

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of present theoretical works on the exploitation of the Mueller matrix and present an algorithm, based on the knowledge of experimental noise, to classify experimental Mueller matrices according to their polarimetric characteristics.
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Mueller polarimetric imaging for surgical and diagnostic applications: a review

TL;DR: The basis of the Stokes-Mueller formulism, interpretation methods of Mueller matrices into fundamental polarization properties, polarization properties of biological tissues, and considerations in the construction of Mueller polarimetric imaging devices for surgical and diagnostic applications are introduced.
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Polarimetry using liquid-crystal variable retarders : theory and calibration

TL;DR: In this paper, a Mueller-matrix polarimeter in transmission mode using two electronically controlled liquid-crystal variable retarders has been developed, and its design, theory and calibration are described.
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Light Scattering by Small Particles

H. C. Van de Hulst, +1 more
- 18 Jul 1957 - 
TL;DR: Light scattering by small particles as mentioned in this paper, Light scattering by Small Particle Scattering (LPS), Light scattering with small particles (LSC), Light Scattering by Small Parts (LSP),
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Light Scattering by Small Particles

TL;DR: Light scattering by small particles as mentioned in this paper, Light scattering by Small Particle Scattering (LPS), Light scattering with small particles (LSC), Light Scattering by Small Parts (LSP),
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A Depolarization Criterion in Mueller Matrices

TL;DR: A necessary and sufficient scalar condition for a Mueller matrix M to describe a non-depolarizing optical system is obtained.
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Scattering Matrices and Reciprocity Relationships for Various Representations of the State of Polarization

TL;DR: In this article, the reciprocity relationships when the incident and scattered beams are interchanged or when their directions of propagations are reversed, can be expressed in terms of a transposition of the original scattering matrix accompanied by pre and post-multiplication by certain diagonal matrices that incorporate the changes in the sign of some elements of the scattering matrix after transposition.
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