Polarized light point measurements and wide-field imaging have been studied for many
years in an effort to develop accurate and information-rich tissue diagnostic methods …

This paper discusses the fundamentals, applications, potential, limitations, and future
perspectives of polarized light reflection techniques for the characterization of materials and …

This work is devoted to a first exploration of Mueller polarimetric imaging for the detection of
residual cancer after neoadjuvant treatment for the rectum. Three samples of colorectal …

Ellipsometric scatterometry has gained wide industrial applications in semiconductor
manufacturing after ten years of development. Among the various types of ellipsometers …

This article provides a brief overview of both established and novel ellipsometry techniques,
as well as their applications. Ellipsometry is an indirect optical technique, in that information …

Mueller matrix ellipsometry (MME) provides the 4× 4 Mueller matrix of a sample under test,
which determines how the state of polarization is changed as light interacts with the sample …

A product decomposition of a depolarizing Mueller matrix consisting in the sequence of five
factors—a diagonal depolarizer stacked between two retarder and diattenuator pairs—is …

The review contains a systematization of the main approaches to the practical
implementation of Mueller matrix polarimetry and the prospects for its application in biology …

In this paper we present the analysis, optimization and implementation of several Stokes
polarimeter configurations based on a set-up including two variable retarders. The …

Determination of polarization states of electromagnetic waves plays a crucial role in
photonic applications. However, it is very challenging to determine the polarization state of …