Transmittance constraints in serial decompositions of depolarizing Mueller matrices: the arrow form of a Mueller matrix
The passivity of the linear components in the main approaches for serial decompositions of depolarizing Mueller matrices [J. Opt. Soc. Am. A13, 1106 (1996); J. Opt. Soc. Am. A26, 1109 (2009)] is dealt with, and it is found that it is not always possible to perform such decompositions in terms of pas...
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| Published in | Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision Vol. 30; no. 4; p. 701 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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United States
01.04.2013
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| Summary: | The passivity of the linear components in the main approaches for serial decompositions of depolarizing Mueller matrices [J. Opt. Soc. Am. A13, 1106 (1996); J. Opt. Soc. Am. A26, 1109 (2009)] is dealt with, and it is found that it is not always possible to perform such decompositions in terms of passive components. A compact form of Mueller matrix ("arrow matrix") associated with any given Mueller matrix, which retains, in a condensed manner, the physical properties relative to transmittance, diattenuation, polarizance, and depolarization, is presented. |
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| ISSN: | 1520-8532 |
| DOI: | 10.1364/JOSAA.30.000701 |