Mueller-matrix model of an inhomogeneous, linear, birefringent medium: Single scattering case

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 106, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 475-486

  Savenkov, Sergey N ^a   Muttiah, Ranjan S ^b   Yushtin, Konstantin E ^a   Volchkov, Sergey A ^a  

^a TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV   (Ukraine)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherence matrix; Jones matrix; Mueller matrix; Phase screen; Refractive indices

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; INFRARED RADIATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POLARIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCATTERING;

COHERENCE MATRIX; JONES MATRIX; MUELLER MATRIX; PHASE-SCREEN METHOD;

BIREFRINGENCE;

BIREFRINGENCE; CALCITE; INFRARED RADIATION; INHOMOGENEITY; POLARIZATION; QUARTZ; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCATTERING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 34247550667     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2007.01.029     Document Type: Article

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