@inproceedings{87435f3a8ddf471f8338416eca359662,
title = "Degrees of freedom in depolarizing mueller matrices",
abstract = "Most measured Mueller matrices tend to be slightly non physical due to noise and calibration issues.1 Based on a simple white noise model and higher dimensional geometrical considerations, only 1 out of 90 measured Mueller matrices for a non depolarizing sample should be physical, a number given by the relation ∫0π/4sin7 φ dφ/∫0πsin7 φ dφ≈0.0111 which describes the ratio of the 9-dimensional solid angle inside a 9-dimensional 45° cone to the 9-dimensional solid angle in the entire 9-dimensional hypersphere. The remaining majority of measured matrices would be expected to be slightly non physical.",
author = "Chipman, {Russell A.}",
year = "2007",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.735892",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780819468307",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Polarization Science and Remote Sensing III",
note = "Polarization Science and Remote Sensing III ; Conference date: 29-08-2007 Through 30-08-2007",
}