Inhomogeneous error distribution for dynamic Mueller polarimeter

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5475, Issue , 2004, Pages 81-90

  Savenkov, S N ^a   Yushtin, K E ^a  

^a TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Measurement error; Mueller matrix; Optimization; Polarimetry; Stokes vector

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; POLARIMETERS; VECTORS;

MUELLER MATRIX; POLARIZATION STATES GENERATOR (PSG); STOKES VECTOR;

MEASUREMENT ERRORS;

EID: 10044275444     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.568590     Document Type: Conference Paper

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