Tissue polarimetry: concepts, challenges, applications, and outlook

N Ghosh, IA Vitkin - Journal of biomedical optics, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Polarimetry has a long and successful history in various forms of clear media. Driven by their
biomedical potential, the use of the polarimetric approaches for biological tissue assessment …

Mueller matrix differential decomposition

N Ortega-Quijano, JL Arce-Diego - Optics letters, 2011 - opg.optica.org
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 …

Three-dimensional polarization ray-tracing calculus I: definition and diattenuation

G Yun, K Crabtree, RA Chipman - Applied optics, 2011 - opg.optica.org
A three-by-three polarization ray-tracing matrix method for polarization ray tracing in optical
systems is presented for calculating the polarization transformations associated with ray …

A fundamental figure of merit for radio polarimeters

TD Carozzi, G Woan - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many modern radio applications, such as astronomy and remote sensing, require high-
precision polarimetry. These applications put exacting demands on radio polarimeters …

Full Stokes polarization imaging camera

M Vedel, S Breugnot… - Polarization Science and …, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Objective and background: We present a new version of Bossa Nova Technologies' passive
polarization imaging camera. The previous version was performing live measurement of the …

Anisotropy coefficients of a Mueller matrix

O Arteaga, E Garcia-Caurel, R Ossikovski - JOSA A, 2011 - opg.optica.org
Anisotropy coefficients α, β, and γ that describe the type and the relative amount of the three
kinds of anisotropy generally present in a Mueller matrix are introduced. Their derivation …

Turbid medium polarimetry in biomedical imaging and diagnosis

N Ghosh, A Banerjee, J Soni - The European Physical Journal …, 2011 - cambridge.org
Studies on polarization properties of scattered light from a random medium like biological
tissue have received considerable attention because polarization can be used as an …

Effects of formalin fixation on tissue optical polarization properties

MFG Wood, N Vurgun, MA Wallenburg… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Formalin fixation is a preparation method widely used in handling tissue specimens, such as
biopsies, specifically in optical studies such as microscopy. In this note, we examine how …

Do different turbid media with matched bulk optical properties also exhibit similar polarization properties?

M Ahmad, S Alali, A Kim, MFG Wood… - Biomedical optics …, 2011 - opg.optica.org
We here investigate polarimetric behavior of thick samples of porcine liver, Intralipid, and
microsphere-based tissue phantoms whose absorption and scattering properties are …

Quantitative characterization of articular cartilage using Mueller matrix imaging and multiphoton microscopy

PG Ellingsen, MB Lilledahl, LMS Aas… - … of biomedical optics, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The collagen meshwork in articular cartilage of chicken knee is characterized using Mueller
matrix imaging and multiphoton microscopy. Direction and degree of dispersion of the …