Title

Generalized trace condition on the Mueller–Jones polarization matrix

Authors

Christian Brosseau, Université Joseph Fourie
Clark Givens, Michigan Technological University
Alexander Kostinski, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-7-1993

Abstract

The purpose of this Communication is to derive a generalized trace condition for a Mueller–Jones polarization matrix that is based on the Brosseau–Barakat [ Opt. Commun. 84, 127 ( 1991)] analysis of the effects of fluctuations in a linear scattering medium on a polarized wave field. The expression developed contains the previously known trace condition for a deterministic optical system as a special case.

Publisher's Statement

© 1993 Optical Society of America. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.10.002248

Publication Title

Journal of the Optical Society of America A

Recommended Citation

Brosseau, C., Givens, C., & Kostinski, A. (1993). Generalized trace condition on the Mueller–Jones polarization matrix. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 10(10), 2248-2251. http://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.10.002248
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