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

doi:10.1007/s12200-024-00132-4

Front. Optoelectron.

2024, Vol. 17

Issue (3) : 29 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-024-00132-4

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

Xinxian Zhang¹, Jiawei Song², Jiahao Fan¹, Nan Zeng¹(

), Honghui He¹, Valery V. Tuchin³, Hui Ma^4,⁵

¹. Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
². School of Teacher Education, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China
³. Institute of Physics, Saratov State University, Saratov 410012, Russia
⁴. Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
⁵. Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China

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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.

Keywords Full polarization Mueller matrix Tissue characterization Optical measurement

Corresponding Author(s): Nan Zeng

Issue Date: 09 September 2024

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Xinxian Zhang,Jiawei Song,Jiahao Fan, et al. Stereoscopic spatial graphical method of Mueller matrix: Global-Polarization Stokes Ellipsoid[J]. Front. Optoelectron., 2024, 17(3): 29.

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