The concept of degree of polarization surfaces is introduced as an aid to classifying the
depolarization properties of Mueller matrices. Degree of polarization surfaces provide a …

We present a unified formal description and a detailed study of the depolarization spaces
defined by various depolarization metrics based on the eigenvalues of the covariance matrix …

We present a novel depolarization metric for Mueller matrices based on the differential
Mueller formalism. The proposed metric relies on the statistical interpretation of the …

The polarizing and depolarizing properties of an optical system can be derived from the
experimental determination of its Mueller matrix. Constructing an algorithm to treat an …

This study deals with the interpretation of experimental Mueller matrices. The understanding
of such a matrix is not straightforward in the case, in particular, of a strongly depolarizing …

A product decomposition of a depolarizing Mueller matrix consisting in the sequence of five
factors—a diagonal depolarizer stacked between two retarder and diattenuator pairs—is …

The Mueller matrix roots decomposition recently proposed by Chipman in [1] and its three
associated families of depolarization (amplitude depolarization, phase depolarization, and …

A general formulation of the additive composition and decomposition of Mueller matrices is
presented, which is expressed in adequate terms for properly performing the “polarimetric …

The measurement of the Mueller matrix when the probing beam is placed on the boundary
between two (or more) regions of the sample with different optical properties may lead to a …

We show that there are a number of ways to transform an arbitrary polarization state into
another with just two quarter wave plates (QWPs). We have verified this geometrically using …