Some necessary conditions on Mueller matrices

Alexander B. Kostinski; Clark R. Givens; John M. Kwiatkowski

doi:10.1117/12.138791

11 December 1992 Some necessary conditions on Mueller matrices

Alexander B. Kostinski, Clark R. Givens, John M. Kwiatkowski

Proceedings Volume 1746, Polarization Analysis and Measurement; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.138791
Event: San Diego '92, 1992, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We address the issue of physical realizability constraints on depolarizing scattering or imaging systems. In particular, the overpolarization problem, that is the problem of ensuring that the output degree of polarization is always smaller than (or equal to) unity, is discussed in detail. We derive a set of necessary conditions on the elements of a Mueller matrix. These conditions can be used to test the accuracy of polarimetric measurements and computations. Numerical examples are given.

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Alexander B. Kostinski, Clark R. Givens, and John M. Kwiatkowski "Some necessary conditions on Mueller matrices", Proc. SPIE 1746, Polarization Analysis and Measurement, (11 December 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.138791

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