Abstract

We generalize an existing algebraic procedure for the polar decomposition of Mueller matrices with negative determinants [Opt. Commun. 281, 2406 (2008) [CrossRef]  ] to the case of nondiagonal depolarizer matrix factors. The generalized procedure is applied to experimental Mueller matrices illustrating its potential for the phenomenological interpretation of complex polarimetric data.

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Analysis of depolarizing Mueller matrices through a symmetric decomposition

Razvigor Ossikovski
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 26(5) 1109-1118 (2009)

Analysis of experimental depolarizing Mueller matrices through a hybrid decomposition

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Serial–parallel decompositions of Mueller matrices

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Symmetric decomposition of experimental depolarizing Mueller matrices in the degenerate case

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Experimental validation of the symmetric decomposition of Mueller matrices

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