An Up-to-Date Compendium on the Physics and Mathematics of Polarization Phenomena
Now thoroughly revised, Polarized Light and the Mueller Matrix Approach cohesively …

Polarized light is a pervasive influence in our world—and scientists and engineers in a
variety of fields require the tools to understand, measure, and apply it to their advantage …

Unlike optical elements, medium such as tissue usually has several polarization properties
simultaneously. So it is desirable to identify the existence of types of optical behaviors and …

Depolarization has been found to be a useful contrast mechanism in biological and medical
imaging. The Mueller matrix can be used to describe polarization effects of a depolarizing …

Coated target detection has attracted lots of attention due to its great potentials in
applications. However, there is still a huge challenge to precisely detect coated targets due …

This paper highlights the potential of using polarimetric methods for the inspection of plant
diseased tissues. We show how depolarizing observables are a suitable tool for the …

Mueller matrices are defined with respect to appropriate Cartesian reference frames for the
representation of the states of polarization of the input and output electromagnetic probe …

The measured Mueller matrices contain up to 16 independent parameters for each
measurement configuration (spectral profile of the wave probe of the polarimeter, angle of …

It is shown that the Mueller matrix logarithm and the Mueller matrix roots decompositions
used for the extraction of the elementary polarization properties of a depolarizing medium …

Polarimetry encompasses a collection of optical techniques broadly used in a variety of
fields. Nowadays, such techniques have provided their suitability in the biomedical field …