Mueller calculus of polarization change in the cube-corner retroreflector
| Autor: | S. E. Segre, Vincenzo Zanza |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Total internal reflection business.industry Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Polarimetry Physics::Optics Radiation Polarization (waves) Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Retroreflector Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Wavelength Optics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Mueller calculus business Refractive index |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision. 20(9) |
| ISSN: | 1084-7529 |
| Popis: | The optical ray properties of the cube-corner retroreflector (CCR) are first recalled. The change of polarization of the radiation due to CCR reflection is then derived by use of the Mueller matrix calculus. It is found that, in general, when the faces are not ideal reflectors, the useful cross section of the CCR consists of six zones, each of which produces a different change of polarization, i.e., it gives a different Mueller matrix. All the Mueller matrices depend on wavelength. The results are quite general and can be used directly also for partially polarized radiation. |
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