Mueller matrix
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The Mueller matrix is a 4×4 matrix that characterizes how an optical system transforms the polarization state of light, represented by Stokes parameters.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4×4 matrix
ⓘ
mathematical object ⓘ optical system descriptor ⓘ polarization matrix ⓘ |
| actsOn | Stokes vector ⓘ |
| advantage |
can handle depolarization
ⓘ
can handle partially polarized light ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mueller calculus
ⓘ
Stokes–Mueller formalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | classical polarization theory ⓘ |
| canDescribe |
depolarizing optical systems
ⓘ
nondepolarizing optical systems ⓘ optical components ⓘ polarizers ⓘ retarders ⓘ scattering media ⓘ |
| characterizes |
how an optical system transforms the polarization state of light
ⓘ
polarization properties of an optical system ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Jones calculus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elementConstraint | must preserve physical realizability of Stokes vectors ⓘ |
| firstRowRepresents | intensity transformation ⓘ |
| hasApplication |
atmospheric optics
ⓘ
material science ⓘ optical metrology ⓘ radar polarimetry ⓘ |
| hasDimension | 4×4 ⓘ |
| hasElementType | real number ⓘ |
| inputRepresentation | Stokes parameters ⓘ |
| mapsFrom | incident Stokes vector ⓘ |
| mapsTo | emergent Stokes vector ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hans Mueller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outputRepresentation | Stokes parameters ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Jones matrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsTransformationOf | Stokes parameters ⓘ |
| requires | Stokes formalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| submatrixRepresents | coupling between polarization components ⓘ |
| usedFor |
characterization of biological tissues
ⓘ
characterization of optical materials ⓘ characterization of surface roughness ⓘ design of polarization optical systems ⓘ polarimetric imaging ⓘ polarimetric measurements ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biomedical optics
ⓘ
ellipsometry ⓘ optical engineering ⓘ polarization optics ⓘ remote sensing ⓘ |
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