On finding parameters of Mueller matrices of the Lorentzian type from results of polarization measurements

TL;DR

This paper presents a method to determine the parameters of Lorentzian-type Mueller matrices using four specific polarization measurements, simplifying the characterization of optical elements.

Contribution

It introduces a novel technique to extract the 3D complex vector parameters of Lorentzian Mueller matrices from polarization data.

Findings

Method successfully derives matrix parameters from measurements

Applicable to Lorentzian-type optical elements

Simplifies polarization analysis

Abstract

With assumption that an optical element is described by a Mueller matrix of the Lorentzian type, a method to find a 3-dimensional complex vector parameter for a corresponding Mueller matrix from results of four specially chosen polarization measurements has been elaborated.