Mueller Matrix -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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Mueller Matrix

A matrix which can be used to reproduce the effect of a given optical element when applied to a Stokes vector.

optical element Mueller matrix
linear horizontal polarizer
linear vertical polarizer
linear polarizer at
linear polarizer at -45°
quarter-wave plate, fast axis vertical
quarter-wave plate, fast axis horizontal
circular polarizer, right-handed
circular polarizer, left-handed

Jones Matrix, Jones Vector, Stokes Parameters, Stokes Vector




References

Bohren, C. F. and Huffman, D. R. Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles. New York: Wiley, pp. 53-56, 1983.



© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein

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