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Is a complete Mueller matrix necessary in biomedical imaging?

Authors :
Novikova T
Ramella-Roman JC
Source :
Optics letters [Opt Lett] 2022 Nov 01; Vol. 47 (21), pp. 5549-5552.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The advent of imagers with integrated linear polarization selectivity opens new opportunities for researchers interested in the polarization properties of biological tissues. In this Letter, we explore the mathematical framework necessary to obtain common parameters of interest: azimuth; retardance; and depolarization with reduced Mueller matrices that can be measured with the new instrumentation. We show that in the case of acquisition close to the tissue normal, simple algebraic analysis of the reduced form of the Mueller matrix yields results very close to those obtained with more complex decomposition algorithms applied to a complete Mueller matrix.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1539-4794
Volume :
47
Issue :
21
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Optics letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37219266
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.471239