Generalized differential Mueller matrix for homogeneous anisotropic media

Sergey N. Savenkov; Igor S. Marfin

doi:10.1117/12.803972

9 June 2008 Generalized differential Mueller matrix for homogeneous anisotropic media

Sergey N. Savenkov, Igor S. Marfin

Proceedings Volume 6791, Saratov Fall Meeting 2007: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine IX; 67910D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.803972
Event: Saratov Fall Meeting 2007: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine IX, 2006, Saratov, Russian Federation

Abstract

Differential Mueller matrix of nondepolarizing anisotropic homogeneous media is derived. It has been shown that equality of refraction indexes (absorption coefficients) of anisotropic media is not sufficient condition for the absence of birefringence (dichroism). Additional conditions for the eigenpolarizations of media to be pure dichroic or birefringent has been analysed. Relation between differential Jones matrix and permittivity and conductivity tensors is derived. It has been shown that eigenpolarizations are nonorthogonal only if eigenvectors of permittivity and conductivity tensors not coincide.

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Sergey N. Savenkov and Igor S. Marfin "Generalized differential Mueller matrix for homogeneous anisotropic media", Proc. SPIE 6791, Saratov Fall Meeting 2007: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine IX, 67910D (9 June 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.803972

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