Interpretation of Mueller matrices based on polar decomposition

被引：1194

作者：

Lu, SY

Chipman, RA

机构：

[1] Department of Physics, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AB

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION | 1996年 / 13卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1364/JOSAA.13.001106

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We present an algorithm that decomposes a Mueller matrix into a sequence of three matrix factors: a diattenuator, followed by a retarder, then followed by a depolarizer. Those factors are unique except for singular Mueller matrices. Based on this decomposition, the diattenuation and the retardance of a Mueller matrix can be defined and computed. Thus this algorithm is useful for performing data reduction upon experimentally determined Mueller matrices. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America

引用

页码：1106 / 1113

页数：8

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