Stereoscopic spatial graphical method of Mueller matrix: Global-Polarization Stokes Ellipsoid

Xinxian Zhang; Jiawei Song; Jiahao Fan; Nan Zeng; Honghui He; Valery V. Tuchin; Hui Ma

doi:10.1007/s12200-024-00132-4

Front. Optoelectron. ›› 2024, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (3) : 29 DOI: 10.1007/s12200-024-00132-4

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Stereoscopic spatial graphical method of Mueller matrix: Global-Polarization Stokes Ellipsoid

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Abstract

A Mueller matrix covers all the polarization information of the measured sample, however the combination of its 16 elements is sometimes not intuitive enough to describe and identify the key characteristics of polarization changes. Within the Poincaré sphere system, this study achieves a spatial representation of the Mueller matrix: the Global-Polarization Stokes Ellipsoid (GPSE). With the help of Monte Carlo simulations combined with anisotropic tissue models, three basic characteristic parameters of GPSE are proposed and explained, where the V parameter represents polarization maintenance ability, and the E and D_† parameters represent the degree of anisotropy. Furthermore, based on GPSE system, a dynamic analysis of skeletal muscle dehydration process demonstrates the monitoring effect of GPSE from an application perspective, while confirming its robustness and accuracy.

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Full polarization / Mueller matrix / Tissue characterization / Optical measurement

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Xinxian Zhang, Jiawei Song, Jiahao Fan, Nan Zeng, Honghui He, Valery V. Tuchin, Hui Ma. Stereoscopic spatial graphical method of Mueller matrix: Global-Polarization Stokes Ellipsoid. Front. Optoelectron., 2024, 17(3): 29 DOI:10.1007/s12200-024-00132-4