Merit functions and measurement schemes for single parameter depolarization models

L Li, M Kupinski - Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Mueller polarized bi-directional scattering distribution functions (pBSDFs) are 4× 4 matrix-
valued functions which depend on acquisition geometry. A widely used backscattering …

Underdetermined polarimetric measurements for Mueller extrapolations

Q Jarecki, M Kupinski - Optical Engineering, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Polarized light-matter interactions are mathematically described by the Mueller matrix (MM)-
valued polarized bidirectional reflectance distribution function (pBRDF). A pBRDF is …

Extrapolating Mueller matrices from linear Stokes images

Q Jarecki, M Kupinski - Polarization: Measurement, Analysis …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
An object's polarimetric bidirectional reflection distribution function (pBRDF) is fully
parameterized by the 16 degrees of freedom of a Mueller matrix (MM) at each scattering …

Discrepancy of coordinate system selection in backscattering Mueller matrix polarimetry: exploring photon coordinate system transformation invariants

R Hao, N Zeng, Z Zhang, H He, C He, H Ma - Optics Express, 2024 - opg.optica.org
In biomedical studies, Mueller matrix polarimetry is gaining increasing attention because it
can comprehensively characterize polarization-related vectorial properties of the sample …

From a nondepolarizing Mueller matrix to a depolarizing Mueller matrix

JJ Gil - JOSA A, 2014 - opg.optica.org
The depolarizing properties of a generic Mueller matrix are synthesized from a
corresponding nondepolarizing reference Mueller matrix, which is appropriately factorized …

A study on forward scattering Mueller matrix decomposition in anisotropic medium

Y Guo, N Zeng, H He, T Yun, E Du, R Liao, Y He… - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
In this work, we apply Mueller matrix polar decomposition (MMPD) method in a forward
scattering configuration on anisotropic scattering samples and look for the physics origin of …

Mueller matrix differential decomposition for direction reversal: application to samples measured in reflection and backscattering

N Ortega-Quijano, JL Arce-Diego - Optics Express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
Mueller matrix differential decomposition is a novel method for analyzing the polarimetric
properties of optical samples. It is performed through an eigenanalysis of the Mueller matrix …

Polarized representation for depolarization-dominant materials

Q Jarecki, M Kupinski - Optics Express, 2024 - opg.optica.org
The light-matter interactions which occur in common indoor environments are strongly
depolarizing, but the relatively small polarization attributes can be informative. This …

Integral decomposition and polarization properties of depolarizing Mueller matrices

R Ossikovski, O Arteaga - Optics letters, 2015 - opg.optica.org
We show that, by suitably defining the integral decomposition of a depolarizing Mueller
matrix, it becomes possible to fully interpret the polarization response of the medium or …

On the Q (M) depolarization metric

R Espinosa-Luna, E Bernabeu - Optics communications, 2007 - Elsevier
In this work, we have derived a depolarization metric, named Q (M) here, from the nine
bilinear constraints between the 16 Mueller-Jones matrix elements, reported previously by …