Spectral decomposition of the Mueller matrix: A geometrical model
Optics
2015-10-06 v1
Abstract
An arbitrary Mueller matrix can be decomposed into a sum of up to four deterministic Mueller-Jones matrices, with strengths given by the eigenvalues of an associated Hermitian matrix. A geometrical representation of the eigenvalues in terms of the matrix invariants is presented.
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@article{arxiv.1510.01110,
title = {Spectral decomposition of the Mueller matrix: A geometrical model},
author = {Colin J. R. Sheppard},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.01110},
year = {2015}
}
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8 pages, 2 figures