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Mp = 0.5*[
1 c s 0
c c
2 c*s 0
s c*s s
2 0
0 0 0 0];
e three types of linear polarizers that we use in this chap-
ter are the horizontal polarizer, M
p
( = 0); the +45° polarizer,
M
p
( = /4); and the vertical polarizer, M
p
( = /2):
horizontal polarizer
. .
. .
= getMp(0)=
0 5 0 5 0 0
0 5 0 5 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
(30.7)
+ ° = =45
0 5 0 0 5 0
0 0 0 0
0 5 0 0 5 0
0 0 0 0
polarizer /getMp( 4)π
. .
. .
(30.8)
vertical polarizer /= =
−
−
getMp( 2)π
0 5 0 5 0 0
0 5 0 5 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
. .
. .
(30.9)
e following algorithm generates the Mueller matrix for a
retarder whose fast axis is oriented at an angle relative