光学
旋光法
物理
双折射
极化(电化学)
斯托克斯参量
材料科学
矩阵法
出处
期刊:Applied Optics
[The Optical Society]
日期:1994-12-20
卷期号:33 (36): 8318-8324
被引量:52
摘要
Changes in the radiance and state of polarization of a beam of radiation can often be described by means of a pure Mueller matrix. Such a 4 × 4 matrix transforms Stokes parameters and can be expressed in terms of the elements of a 2 × 2 Jones matrix. Relations between the two types of matrix are discussed. Explicit expressions are given for changes of a pure Mueller matrix that are caused by certain elementary changes of its Jones matrix, such as when its transpose, complex conjugate, or Hermitian conjugate are taken. It is shown that every pure Mueller matrix has a simple and elegant structure, which is embodied by interrelations that involve either only squares of the elements or only products of different elements. All possible interrelations for the elements of a general pure Mueller matrix are derived from this simple structure.
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