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 …

We present a Mueller matrix decomposition based on the differential formulation of the
Mueller calculus. The differential Mueller matrix is obtained from the macroscopic matrix …

Laser imaging set-ups permit characterization of the vectorial nature of the optical wave
which is transmitted by a medium or reflected by a target, from polarimetric formalisms such …

Polarization is an important property of several physical phenomena such as Rayleigh and
Raman (High intensity Raman Interactions: A. Penzkofer, A. Lauberteau, and W. Kaiser …

In this Letter we present the equations to calculate the six independent polarization effects of
an arbitrary normalized Mueller-Jones matrix corresponding to homogenous media. A …

A necessary and sufficient condition for the 4× 4 Mueller matrix to be derivable from the 2× 2
Jones matrix is obtained. This condition allows one to determine if a given Mueller matrix …

We extend the scope of the Mueller calculus to parallel that established by Jones for his
calculus. We find that the Stokes vector S of a light beam that propagates through a linear …

We derive conditions for the physical realizability of polarization matrices characterizing
passive systems or scattering media. By physically realizable, we mean that 0 g 1 where …

Changes in the radiance and state of polarization of a beam of radiation can often be
described by means of a pure Mueller matrix. Such a 4× 4 matrix transforms Stokes …