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19 December 1986 The Role Of Polarization In The Measurement And Characterization Of Scattering
William S Bickel, Vince Iafelice, Gorden Videen
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Abstract
When defects in optical elements scatter light they change its direction, intensity, and polarization. We discuss defect scattering in the context of the Stokes vectors and Mueller matrices that characterize the interaction.
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William S Bickel, Vince Iafelice, and Gorden Videen "The Role Of Polarization In The Measurement And Characterization Of Scattering", Proc. SPIE 0679, Current Developments in Optical Engineering and Diffraction Phenomena, (19 December 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939573
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KEYWORDS
Scattering

Light scattering

Particles

Polarization

Diffraction

Optical spheres

Mirrors

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