Experimental validation of Mueller matrix differential decomposition

Mueller matrix differential decomposition is a novel method for retrieving the polarimetric properties of general depolarizing anisotropic media [N. Ortega-Quijano and J. L. Arce-Diego, Opt. Lett. 36, 1942 (2011), R. Ossikovski, Opt. Lett. 36, 2330 (2011)]. The method has been verified for Mueller m...

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Autores: Ortega Quijano, Noé, Haj-Ibrahim, Bicher, García Caurel, Enric, Arce Diego, José Luis, Ossikovski, Razvigor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/2169
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10902/2169
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Polarization
Ellipsometry and polarimetry
Polarimetry
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Sumario:Mueller matrix differential decomposition is a novel method for retrieving the polarimetric properties of general depolarizing anisotropic media [N. Ortega-Quijano and J. L. Arce-Diego, Opt. Lett. 36, 1942 (2011), R. Ossikovski, Opt. Lett. 36, 2330 (2011)]. The method has been verified for Mueller matrices available in the literature. We experimentally validate the decomposition for five different experimental setups with different commutation properties and controlled optical parameters, comparing the differential decomposition with the forward and reverse polar decompositions. The results enable to verify the method and to highlight its advantages for certain experimental applications of high interest.