Polarization gating based on Mueller matrices

Angel Lizana; Albert Van Eeckhout; Kamil Adamczyk; Carla Rodríguez; Juan Carlos Escalera; Enric Garcia-Caurel; Ignacio Moreno; Juan Campos

doi:10.1117/1.JBO.22.5.056004

10 May 2017 Polarization gating based on Mueller matrices

Angel Lizana; Albert Van Eeckhout; Kamil Adamczyk; Carla Rodríguez; Juan Carlos Escalera; Enric Garcia-Caurel; Ignacio Moreno; Juan Campos

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J. of Biomedical Optics, 22(5), 056004 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.22.5.056004

Abstract

We present mathematical formulas generalizing polarization gating (PG) techniques. PG refers to a collection of imaging methods based on the combination of different controlled polarization channels. In particular, we show how using the measured Mueller matrix (MM) of a sample, a widespread number of PG configurations can be evaluated just from analytical expressions based on the MM coefficients. We also show the interest of controlling the helicity of the states of polarization used for PG-based metrology, as this parameter has an impact in the image contrast of samples. In addition, we highlight the interest of combining PG techniques with tools of data analysis related to the MM formalism, such as the well-known MM decompositions. The method discussed in this work is illustrated with the results of polarimetric measurements done on artificial phantoms and real ex-vivo tissues.

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Angel Lizana, Angel Lizana, Albert Van Eeckhout, Albert Van Eeckhout, Kamil Adamczyk, Kamil Adamczyk, Carla Rodríguez, Carla Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Escalera, Juan Carlos Escalera, Enric Garcia-Caurel, Enric Garcia-Caurel, Ignacio Moreno, Ignacio Moreno, Juan Campos, Juan Campos, } "Polarization gating based on Mueller matrices," Journal of Biomedical Optics 22(5), 056004 (10 May 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.22.5.056004 . Submission: Received: 13 January 2017; Accepted: 17 April 2017

Received: 13 January 2017; Accepted: 17 April 2017; Published: 10 May 2017

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