Segre Sergio E, Zanza Vincenzo
Istituto Nazionale Fisica della Materia, Dipartimento di Fisica, II Università di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Roma, Italy.
J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2003 Sep;20(9):1804-11. doi: 10.1364/josaa.20.001804.
The optical ray properties of the cube-corner retroreflector (CCR) are first recalled. The change of polarization of the radiation due to CCR reflection is then derived by use of the Mueller matrix calculus. It is found that, in general, when the faces are not ideal reflectors, the useful cross section of the CCR consists of six zones, each of which produces a different change of polarization, i.e., it gives a different Mueller matrix. All the Mueller matrices depend on wavelength. The results are quite general and can be used directly also for partially polarized radiation.
首先回顾立方角反射器（CCR）的光线特性。然后通过使用穆勒矩阵演算推导由于CCR反射导致的辐射偏振变化。结果发现，一般来说，当反射面不是理想反射器时，CCR的有效横截面由六个区域组成，每个区域都会产生不同的偏振变化，即给出不同的穆勒矩阵。所有穆勒矩阵都取决于波长。这些结果非常普遍，也可直接用于部分偏振辐射。
