Physical Significance of the Determinant of a Mueller Matrix
The determinant of a Mueller matrix <b>M</b> plays an important role in both polarization algebra and the interpretation of polarimetric measurements. While certain physical quantities encoded in <b>M</b> admit a direct interpretation, the understanding of the physical and ge...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Photonics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/9/4/246 |