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JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION
Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages 473-482Publisher
OPTICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.000473
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A product decomposition of a nondepolarizing Mueller matrix consisting of the sequence of three factors - a first linear retarder, a horizontal or vertical retarding diattenuator, and a second linear retarder - is proposed. Each matrix factor can be readily identified with one or two basic polarization devices such as partial polarizers and retardation waveplates. The decomposition allows for a straightforward interpretation and parameterization of an experimentally determined Mueller matrix in terms of an arrangement of polarization devices and their characteristic parameters: diattenuations, retardances, and axis azimuths. Its application is illustrated on an experimentally determined Mueller matrix. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America.
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