Title

Depolarization criterion for incoherent scattering

Authors

Alexander Kostinski, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-20-1992

Abstract

We consider the problem of establishing conditions on a given Mueller matrix that ensure that the scattered light is purely polarized independently of the incident light polarization. It is shown that physically realizable Mueller matrices can be decomposed into a nondepolarizing part and an input-independent additive depolarizing part. The nondepolarizing part, however, is not always derivable from a Jones matrix. Applications to polarimetric optimal transmission and reception are also discussed.

Publisher's Statement

© 1992 Optical Society of America. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.31.003506

Publication Title

Applied Optics

Recommended Citation

Kostinski, A. (1992). Depolarization criterion for incoherent scattering. Applied Optics, 31(18), 3506-3508. http://doi.org/10.1364/AO.31.003506
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