We show that the product decomposition of a depolarizing Mueller matrix (S.-Y. Lu, RA
Chipman, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 13 (1996) 1106) as well as the recently proposed reverse …

The passivity of the linear components in the main approaches for serial decompositions of
depolarizing Mueller matrices [J. Opt. Soc. Am. A13, 1106 (1996); J. Opt. Soc. Am. A26, 1109 …

Through a simple procedure based on the Lu–Chipman decomposition [S.-Y. Lu and RC
Chipman, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 13, 1106 (1996)], any depolarizing Mueller matrix can be …

We experimentally assess the validity of the symmetric decomposition of Mueller matrices
[R. Ossikovski, J. Opt. Soc. Am A 26, 1109-1118 (2009)] into a sequence of five factors …

We generalize an existing algebraic procedure for the polar decomposition of Mueller
matrices with negative determinants [Opt. Commun. 281, 2406 (2008) OPCOB80030 …

Because of the noncommutativity of the matrix product, the three factors into which a
depolarizing Mueller matrix is decomposed, ie, the diattenuator, the retarder, and the …

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 …

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 …

It is shown that any depolarizing Mueller matrix can be reduced, through a product
decomposition, to one of a total of two canonical depolarizer forms, a diagonal and a non …

Polar decomposition consists of representing an arbitrary Mueller matrix with a product of
three simpler matrices, but, since these matrices do not commute, the result depends on the …