Many polarisation techniques have been harnessed for decades in biological and clinical
research, each based upon measurement of the vectorial properties of light or the vectorial …

Surface plasmons (SPs) are electromagnetic surface waves that propagate at the interface
between a conductor and a dielectric. Due to their unique ability to concentrate light on two …

This paper reviews the current status of instruments for measuring the full 4× 1 Stokes vector
S, which describes the state of polarization (SOP) of totally or partially polarized light, and …

Calibration of polarization-state generators (PSG's), polarimeters, and Mueller-matrix
ellipsometers (MME's) is an important factor in the practical use of these instruments. A new …

Polarization, which represents the vector nature of electromagnetic waves, plays a
fundamental role in optics. Fast, simple, and broadband polarization state characterization is …

Plasmonic metasurfaces enable simultaneous control of the phase, momentum, amplitude
and polarization of light and hence promise great utility in realization of compact photonic …

A new photopolarimeter for the simultaneous measurement of all four Stokes parameters of
light is described. The light beam, whose state of polarization is to be determined, strikes at …

The constituent elements of metasurfaces may be designed with explicit polarization
dependence, making metasurfaces a fascinating platform for new polarization optics. In this …

In this paper we describe a new Mueller matrix (MM) microscope that generalizes and
makes quantitative the polarized light microscopy technique. In this instrument all the …

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 …