Degree of polarization (uniformity) and depolarization index: unambiguous depolarization contrast for optical coherence tomography

N Lippok, M Villiger, BE Bouma - Optics letters, 2015 - opg.optica.org
The degree of polarization (uniformity) has attracted increased interest as a functional
contrast in optical coherence tomography (OCT). However, its computation from a single …

3D Mueller matrix reconstruction of the optical anisotropy parameters of myocardial histopathology tissue samples

BT Hogan, VA Ushenko, AV Syvokorovskaya… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Diseases affecting myocardial tissues are currently a leading cause of death in developed
nations. Fast and reliable techniques for analysing and understanding how tissues are …

Parameterizing depolarizing Mueller matrices of anisotropic media–a review

W Gao - Waves in Random and Complex Media, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Various types of polarization properties of media are contained in the sixteen measurable
elements of the Mueller matrix implicitly. Parameterizing depolarizing Mueller matrices of …

Enhanced depolarization contrast in polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography

N Ortega-Quijano, T Marvdashti, AKE Bowden - Optics letters, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate the first application of the differential depolarization index (DDI) for
depolarization imaging in polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) …

Experimental study of thickness dependence of polarization and depolarization properties of anisotropic turbid media using Mueller matrix polarimetry and differential …

SH Yoo, R Ossikovski, E Garcia-Caurel - Applied Surface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
We investigate the influence of sample thickness on the polarization and depolarization
properties of light when it propagates through anisotropic turbid media using transmission …

Insights into polycrystalline microstructure of blood films with 3D Mueller matrix imaging approach

AG Ushenko, A Sdobnov, IV Soltys, YA Ushenko… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study introduces a novel approach in the realm of liquid biopsies, employing a 3D
Mueller-matrix (MM) image reconstruction technique to analyze dehydrated blood smear …

Independent differential depolarization parameters and their physical interpretations

W Gao - Optics & Laser Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Searching for independent polarization parameters and understanding their physical
meanings are important for quantifying anisotropic structures of biological tissues. In this …

Interpreting and quantifying depolarization properties of tissue with differential polarization parameters

Y Chang, W Gao - Waves in Random and Complex Media, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Calculating the polarization properties and revealing the mechanism or the sources of
depolarization properties of tissue are all essential for their successful applications. In this …

Depolarizing differential Mueller matrix of homogeneous media under Gaussian fluctuation hypothesis

V Devlaminck - JOSA A, 2015 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we address the issue of the existence of a solution of depolarizing differential
Mueller matrix for a homogeneous medium. Such a medium is characterized by linear …

Physically meaningful depolarization metric based on the differential Mueller matrix

N Ortega-Quijano, F Fanjul-Vélez, JL Arce-Diego - Optics letters, 2015 - opg.optica.org
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 …