Realizable differential matrices for depolarizing media

TA Germer - Optics Letters, 2012 - opg.optica.org
The evolution of a Stokes vector through depolarizing media is considered. A general form
for the differential matrix is found that is appropriate in the presence of depolarization and it …

Quantitative Mueller matrix polarimetry techniques for biological tissues

H He, N Zeng, D Li, R Liao, H Ma - Journal of Innovative Optical …, 2012 - World Scientific
We propose and conduct both the rotating linear polarization imaging (RLPI) and Mueller
matrix transformation (MMT) measurements of different biological tissue samples, and testify …

Polarization studies for backscattering of RBC suspensions based on Mueller matrix decomposition

X Wang, J Lai, Z Li - Optics Express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
Tissue polarimetry has demonstrated its great potential in biomedical field presently. In this
study, the polarization characteristics of red blood cell (RBC) suspensions in a back …

Propagation of polarized light through textile material

B Peng, T Ding, P Wang - Applied optics, 2012 - opg.optica.org
In this paper a detailed investigation, based on simulations and experiments of polarized
light propagation through textile material, is presented. The fibers in textile material are …

Optical assessment of tissue anisotropy in ex vivo distended rat bladders

S Alali, KJ Aitken, A Schröder, DJ Bagli… - … of biomedical optics, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Microstructural remodelling in epithelial layers of various hollow organs, including changes
in tissue anisotropy, are known to occur under mechanical distension and during disease …

Measurement errors induced by deformation of optical axes of achromatic waveplate retarders in RRFP Stokes polarimeters

H Dong, M Tang, Y Gong - Optics Express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
The optical axes of achromatic waveplate retarders (AWR) may deform from ideal linear
eigenpolarizations and be frequency-dependent owing to the imperfect design and …

Swelling-induced optical anisotropy of thermoresponsive hydrogels based on poly (2-(2-methoxyethoxy) ethyl methacrylate): Deswelling kinetics probed by …

N Patil, J Soni, N Ghosh, P De - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Thermodynamically favored polymer–water interactions below the lower critical solution
temperature (LCST) caused swelling-induced optical anisotropy (linear retardance) of …

Development and eigenvalue calibration of an automated spectral Mueller matrix system for biomedical polarimetry

H Purwar, J Soni, H Lakhotia… - … Applications of Light …, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We present a novel spectral Mueller matrix measurement system for both elastic and
inelastic scattering (fluorescence) polarimetric measurements. The system comprises of a …

Quantitative polarimetry of plasmon resonant spheroidal metal nanoparticles: A Mueller matrix decomposition study

J Soni, H Purwar, N Ghosh - Optics Communications, 2012 - Elsevier
Quantitative polarization characteristics of plasmon resonant spheroidal metal (silver)
nanoparticles are investigated using polar decomposition of scattering Mueller matrices. The …

-dependent optics of nanostructures: Spatial dispersion of metallic nanorings and split-ring resonators

B Gompf, B Krausz, B Frank, M Dressel - Physical Review B, 2012 - APS
The response of matter on an electromagnetic wave at a certain point and time depends on
the field strength prior to this time and at places close to this point. Hence the material …