Abstract
The passivity of the linear components in the main approaches for serial decompositions of depolarizing Mueller matrices [J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 13, 1106 (1996); J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 26, 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.
© 2013 Optical Society of America
Full Article | PDF ArticleMore Like This
José J. Gil, Ignacio San José, and Razvigor Ossikovski
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 30(1) 32-50 (2013)
José J. Gil
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 28(8) 1578-1585 (2011)
Razvigor Ossikovski, José J. Gil, and Ignacio San José
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 30(11) 2291-2305 (2013)