Spectral and imaging Mueller polarimetry for the metrology, sensing, and biomedical diagnosis

Abstract

The complete Mueller polarimetry is particularly promising optical technique for the fast and non-contact characterization of complex media (e. g. layered, periodical, scattering, anisotropic and absorbing) as it provides information about all polarimetric properties of an object under study (diattenuation, birefringence, depolarization) and allows to characterize its scattering and absorption properties, surface topography and composition. We will present the results of our modeling and experimental studies in the domains of optical metrology, remote sensing and optical tissue diagnosis using number of custom-built Mueller polarimeters operating in both spectral and imaging modes and discuss further potential applications of Mueller polarimetry.