Model for the depolarizing retarder in Mueller matrix polarimetry

Razvigor Ossikovski, Oriol Arteaga, Enrique Garcia-Caurel, Kurt Hingerl

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Abstract

We advance an analytical model describing the polarimetric response of a depolarizing retarder whose retardance varies spatially in magnitude or in orientation. The variation of the retarder parameters may be either of deterministic or of random nature. The model provides both the mean values and the uncertainties of the parameters. Its application is illustrated on two experimental examples, respectively covering the deterministic and the random cases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)873-882
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
Volume39
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2022

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