Mueller matrix elements error distribution for polarimetric measurements

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5158, Issue , 2003, Pages 251-259

  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; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; VECTORS;

MUELLER MATRIX; STOKES VECTOR;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 1842426951     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.505632     Document Type: Conference Paper

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