… Although it is possible to use other metrics, particularly based on singular value decomposition
in polarimeters with error sources [15], we used the condition number as it has proved to …

… This algorithm provides a proof that the data is recoverable for the full polarimeter
configuration, but leaves room for further improvement and optimization since it wasn't able to …

… of the illumination source (S illum ) and the Mueller matrix of the … We use the mean square
error of the Mueller matrix … If the software was optimized, our preliminary experiments suggest …

… Many scholars have studied the optimization of measurement schemes and the … -retarder
Mueller matrix polarimeter is set up in our laboratory. This polarimeter consists of a light source, …

… in ${\boldsymbol \Lambda}_{1,2}$, so their distortions reveal the presence of other error
sources. Second, there is a clear hierarchy in the impact of $\delta\! {\boldsymbol \Lambda}_{1,2}…

… Error analysis, calibration, and optimization of Stokes-vector … laser source, the (wavelength-averaged)
Mueller matrix can … Detection of the birefringence of vacuum in the presence of …

… transmission axis, while λ/4 denotes the presence of a quarter-wave plate with its fast axis at
… The last error source we consider is the spatial integration of the detector of the polarimeter …

… The Mueller matrix polarimeter consists of a tungsten halogen light source, a narrow band-pass
filter of wavelength 632.5±5 nm, Glan-Thompson polarizers and zero order quartz …

… ), each producing a different Mueller matrix of its own, which we … The reason for its existence
is that the statistical errors in the … the fluctuations in the light source and the camera, resulting …

… of isotropic samples in the presence of two common types of … Liu, ‘‘Optimization of instrument
matrix for Mueller matrix … presence of different sources of noise,’’ Appl. Opt., vol. 49, no. …