On optimal filtering of measured Mueller matrices
While any 2D mixed state of polarization of light can be represented by a combination of a pure state and a fully random state, any Mueller matrix can be represented by a convex combination of a pure component and three additional components whose randomness is scaled in a proper and objective way....
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| Published in | Applied optics. Optical technology and biomedical optics Vol. 55; no. 20; p. 5449 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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United States
10.07.2016
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| Summary: | While any 2D mixed state of polarization of light can be represented by a combination of a pure state and a fully random state, any Mueller matrix can be represented by a convex combination of a pure component and three additional components whose randomness is scaled in a proper and objective way. Such characteristic decomposition constitutes the appropriate framework for the characterization of the polarimetric randomness of the system represented by a given Mueller matrix and provides criteria for the optimal filtering of noise in experimental polarimetry. |
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| ISSN: | 2155-3165 |
| DOI: | 10.1364/AO.55.005449 |