Applied Optical Techniques Group, Electronics Technology, Systems and Automation Engineering Department, University of Cantabria, Avenida de los Castros S/N, 39005 Santander, Cantabria, Spain.
Opt Lett. 2011 May 15;36(10):1942-4. doi: 10.1364/OL.36.001942.
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 through an eigenanalysis. It is subsequently resolved into the complete set of 16 differential matrices that correspond to the basic types of optical behavior for depolarizing anisotropic media. The method is successfully applied to the polarimetric analysis of several samples. The differential parameters enable one to perform an exhaustive characterization of anisotropy and depolarization. This decomposition is particularly appropriate for studying media in which several polarization effects take place simultaneously.
我们提出了一种基于 Mueller 微积分微分公式的 Mueller 矩阵分解方法。通过特征分析，从宏观矩阵中得到微分 Mueller 矩阵，然后将其分解为与各向异性退偏媒质的基本光学行为相对应的 16 个微分矩阵的完备集。该方法成功地应用于几种样品的偏振分析。微分参数可以对各向异性和退偏进行详尽的表征。这种分解方法特别适合于研究同时发生多种偏振效应的介质。
